{"id":219800,"date":"2024-09-22T18:33:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/total-votes-more-than-accredited-voters-edo-election-worst-in-nigerias-history\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T18:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:33:04","slug":"total-votes-more-than-accredited-voters-edo-election-worst-in-nigerias-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/total-votes-more-than-accredited-voters-edo-election-worst-in-nigerias-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Votes More Than Accredited Voters, Edo Election Worst In Nigeria&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240922_174808.jpg\" alt=\"Asue Ighodalo \" width=\"719\" height=\"719\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the election conducted in Edo State on Saturday, is the worst in Nigeria\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>He said this at a press conference in Benin City, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results in 16 of the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo.<\/p>\n<p>Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who has won in 10 of those LGAs, is leading with a margin of over 48,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Ighodalo who accused INEC of being not fair, said his Party, PDP, recorded several infractions in the process.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: #Edo Election: Security Agents Force Gov Obaseki Out Of INEC Office<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cFrom our perspective, the way these elections are going, they\u2019re probably going to be the worst elections in the history of this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have over 20 polling units from the results that were announced yesterday, where the total votes are more than the accredited voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something definitely going wrong. There\u2019s a result writing scheme going on and it\u2019s totally unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis process is unacceptable and then they\u2019re trying to disenfranchise our collation agents. Like His Excellency (Umaru Fintiri) read at every point, you find APC and their thugs supported by people dressed as security agents going to shoot at polling agents and disrupting processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not acceptable in the 21st century. Definitely not in Nigeria. 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