September 29, 20161014596



• Says INEC declared fake results

By Iyobosa Uwugiaren

Violent protests by thousands of PDP members erupted in different parts of the state on Thursday. As early as 7am, the roads leading to the state INEC office were blocked by angry youths amidst chanting of ”All we are saying, give us democracy.”



Meanwhile, the PDP governorship candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has rejected the outcome of Wednesday’s election, saying the results were different from those collated at the polling units and declared at different wards.

The security men were forced to fire teargas and many gunshots to scare the protesters away from the vicinity of the INEC office..

Addressing a press conference on Thursday in his house—-in Benin City along with the Edo State PDP chairman, Chief Dan Orbih—-while the results were still being announced local government by local government, Ize-Iyamu accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conniving with Adams Oshiomhole and security agencies to declared fake results.

‘’The PDP in Edo State, after carefully reviewing the events of yesterday September 28, 2016, totally rejects the purported outcome of the voting exercise and the results announced by INEC’’, the PDP candidate stated.

‘’Firstly, we are in total amazement at the details of the results released by INEC because all of them are fake and not the figures announced at various units and as collated at various wards across the state. The fake results announced by INEC are entirely are fabrication which do not reflect the true picture of what transpired during the election.’’

He said his party was not totally surprised because long before the election they had anticipated what happened and had also warned INEC, security agencies and alerted Edo people at various press conferences and statements, on the situation.

Ize-Iyamu added, ‘’Based on the results emanating from across the state, PDP won the election fair and square, and with a very comfortable margin. So it is with disgust that we have been receiving fake results which were never recorded either at the units or the ward collation centres. Our rejection of the results released by INEC so far is based on, but not limited to, the following: We know that a fair turnout of voters was recorded state-wide because the weather was very clement and voters were enthusiastic.

However, unknown to unsuspecting Edo electorate, INEC had long provided the serial numbers of all result sheets to Adams Oshiomole and his APC government, to print fresh result sheets. This is not a mere allegation. From the benefit of hindsight, the 18-day period of postponement of the election was to provide enough time for the governor and his government to print these result sheets and perfect the writing of fake results at the units and at all levels of collation.’’

He added that the scenario is further buttressed by the fact that on Monday September 26, 2016, when election materials arrived from the CBN at INEC state office for inspection, agents of the political parties including the APC and PDP were given pre-typed copies of the serial numbers of all result sheets and the ballot papers.

‘’This was a clear security breach and an infringement on the credibility of the process, as these are sensitive materials, which should not have been sighted even by INEC officers’’, he added.

Ize-Iyamu added that everything that transpired had been carefully designed by the Oshiomole-led Edo State government and their cohorts in INEC, saying they perfected a scheme to void thousands of ballot papers, to enable them perpetrate their devices. He said that it was widely recorded that over 88% of the voided ballots were PDP votes.

Accusing the security agencies of aiding the rigging of the election, the PDP said the postings of Commissioners of Police, officials of the Department of State Security and removal of officers from their units, even during the voting exercise, was a clear plot to destabilize the security apparatus in various LGAs and senatorial districts.

He said the choice of collation from places they chose as well as the choice of the state returning officer, whom he described as a close friend and associate of former Governors Kayode Fayemi and Niyi Adebayo of Ekiti State, who are also top APC chieftains, alleging that they also prevented PDP agents in many cases from entering collation centres.

He continued: ‘’There are numerous accounts and records of the police harassment all over the state, designed to strike fear in the hearts of PDP members, using men of the CIB (Criminal Investigation Department), SARS, MOPOL 60 Command, DSS and other security agencies.

‘’Of particular concern is the atrocious gangsterism demonstrated in Etsako West, the home of the incumbent APC Governor and the deputy governor nominee, where many of our members and agents were assaulted, almost mortally, and some still being detained as we speak.

‘’Those still detained include Michael Etu, Gabriel Etu and Mohammed Sani. Also, a Honda Accord vehicle, with registration number FST 868 BC, belonging to one of our stalwarts was destroyed, and is still lying at the voting centre.

‘’There is also the widely reported and recorded case of collation center disruption in Oredo local government, by the notorious Osakpamwan Eriyo, who invaded the venue and released shots in the air, chasing away supporters and people, before making away with the results. This happened in the full glare of the Police, DSS, INEC and other security personnel. Interestingly, neither INEC nor the Police showed any concern or any resistance, even as we speak.’’


http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/29/violent-protests-erupt-in-edo-as-ize-iyamu-rejects-election-results/

Edo state is totally calm. Nothing like violence in any part of the state & pple are going about freely. PDP should approach the court if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the results but for now they must allow APC to celebrate their victory

I think that Governor Oshiomhole and the APC in Edo State were really desperate to be declared winner of the governorship elections. To me, everything was planned and perfected supported by federal might. I think they want to cover up their tracks by ensuring that pastor Ize-iyamu does not become governor as he had threatened to probe the outgoing governor. Well, let us watch and see as events unfold. 2019 will really be interesting.

APC does not give two fhucks..


Oshomole be laughing at the PDP protesters like;

ABEG make una leave Edo to ofonja and huasa people ....... who need the state after all



for me south south remains dalta, akwa ibom, calabar, bayelsa and rivers.. so we dont need dumb state



edo is more of ofanja (brown roof) state


for me i think PDP should leave the state for them

After protesting wey nothing change, una gogo rest for una various houses. Politicians ain't worth risking your lives for.!

Everywhere seems cool here.... Who else have noticed the Violence??

[size=13pt]if the elections were fair, why were reporters removed ?
PDP please follow this up!
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Repeat after me: pastor Ize Iyamu is a bad looser. PDP are bad loosers.

I saw it coming

Na so e dey start......why were dey not violent with their PVC serious minded people have voted their choice!

Pastor accept this result and let it go.

a rape.of democracy


so.many results where tinkered with

PDP should just move on....I wanted PDP to win, but life goes on

From my Crystal ball, This protest will lead to World war 3..

I know what it feels like to live in a zoo

very soon, I shall write a book titled "The zoo and it's keeper"

UAE123:
Edo state is totally calm. Nothing like violence in any part of the state & pple are going about freely. PDP should approach the court if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the results but for now they must allow APC to celebrate their victory

APC & Lying ...

notting new...ize is d chief of benin cultists associatioin..every edo man knows dis.

emmabest2000:

APC & Lying ...

Are you in Edo state right now? If not biko make we hear word. Because my friends there said no riot or protest any where.

The wuruwuru was perfected very well.


Ize Iyanmu should kuku go to court if there is any evidence jare.


Edo people will surely learn it the hard way.

AAU school fee will surely turn to 250k.

PDP never wakeup from this bad dream

I wish Pastor ize iyamu a rapid recovery

Is not easy to waste a lot of million and Nairaland Vote conducted by the Enugu, Aba, Onitsha people

But the party agents signed the forms as shown on the TV. The truth is that PDP thought they will use esan area which happened to be their strong hold to capture the entire state, and they thought the margin will be so wide. But i believe many of their supporters collected their money and vote APC instead, there by reducing the expected margin. What are the real evidence that the results collated from the wards different with the one released by inec? Were their agents signed the documents at gun point? WEre they relying on vanguard and other online warriors like lere olayinka to announce thier so called results? I know that PDP dont have a case when i saw their so called party agent on TV saying they should cancel was it oredo LG results or so , because everybody, i mean, everybody there voted for PDP and everyone was laughing that how did he know? Because he believed that that was their stronghold and no body should have voted for any other person They should go to court and waste more money.....chikena

by the way were are those kids and online warriors that always win on the internet like this

CLICK LIKE IF YOU THINK pastor Ize Iyamu WILL WIN EDO
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benin is calm
business going on as usual

ize iyamu should kindly call obaseki on phone and congratulate him

Since d election is not in their favour its fake abi?..but it wasn't fake in Bayelsa and other elections won by PDP. Elections r not won on media o

Sinkills:
I think that Governor Oshiomhole and the APC in Edo State were really desperate to be declared winner of the governorship elections. To me, everything was planned and perfected supported by federal might. I think they want to cover up their tracks by ensuring that pastor Ize-iyamu does not become governor as he had threatened to probe the outgoing governor. Well, let us watch and see as events unfold. 2019 will really be interesting.

Many aggrieved did not even cast their vote.... just look at numbers of registered voters expected at each polling unit compared to numbers of turn out.....The total numbers of people who actually voted is about #1M....is that the population of Edolites eligible to vote shouting won't do anything.. people should learn to vote!

DIFY20:
ABEG make una leave Edo to ofonja and huasa people ....... who need state after all
for me south south remains dalta, akwa ibom, calabar, bayelsa and rivers.. so we dont need dumb state
edo is more of ofanja (brown roof) state
for me i think PDP should should the state for them

Violence is alwayz the outcome of a rigged election

Edo people really surprised me sha




APC


I all these hardship

I knew this was coming. Court cases may also follow

snazzy5050:
Everywhere seems cool here.... Who else have noticed the Violence??

I tire for the OP.

My granny dey crib dey jollificate with fellow members of the street landlords/landladys association. This OP dey here dey talk violence

Uwasota is calm, edo indigenes have proven they are not and can never be part of ND.

Peaceful elections, peaceful celebrations every attempt by pdp to bring about chaos shall be resisted.

Okay k

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