Politics
PDP nat’l caucus rubbishes Edo poll, describes it as daylight robbery
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national caucus has described as a ‘charade’ the Edo State governorship election held September 28, which result was announced September 29.
In its caucus meeting on Wednesday evening at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Center, Abuja and chaired by the national Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Ahmed Makarfi, the caucus described the election not only as a sham but a daylight robbery of the mandate of Edo People to the PDP candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Walid Jubrin, Principal Officers of the National Assembly, Governors of Ondo, Taraba, Bayelsa, Gombe, other members of the National Caretaker Committee, former Ministers, former governors and the party’s National Executive Committee among others were in attendance at the meeting.
A statement which emerged from the meeting and signed by a spokesperson of the party, Chinwe Nnorom, stated that the national caucus of the PDP were at the meeting briefed on situations of things in the party and the ongoing reconciliation process of the party national chairmanship tussle.
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Part of the statement read, “The National Caucus frowned at the brazen display of avarice and desperation against the Edo electorates and democracy on September 28 and 29, 2016 by the ruling APC in collaboration with INEC and security agencies all in the name of governorship election.
“We call on all party members nationwide and in Edo State to remain calm and resilient in the face of this daylight robbery of their mandate to our Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. We believe that justice will be served”.
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