God told me to pursue my mandate without fail –Ize-Iyamu

The governorship candidate of the PDP, in the recently concluded governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Friday led members of his party in a protest march over the result of the election.

“I thank you all for going about this protest peacefully. You have come out in this large number to register your displeasure about the last election and the stolen mandate, while those who said they won the election cannot come out to celebrate.

“I have asked God whether to forget about it all, but I heard Him clearly asking me to pursue and recover all without fail. We will not allow them to go away with our stolen mandate. We will take it back by the Grace of God Almighty,” Ize-Iyamu said while addressing the crowd of protesters.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on September 29, announced Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the September 28 governorship election in the state considered by many observers, party agents and many other participants as marred with rigging, violence and other electoral fraud .

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