Governor Fintiri Weeps For Nigeria’s Democracy Over Edo Election Outcome

Governor Fintiri has wept for Nigeria’s Democracy over the Edo election outcome.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has condemned the outcome of the Edo State governorship election, saying I weep for Nigeria’s democracy.

 

This Nigeria news platform had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the September 21 governorship poll.

 

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Reacting to the outcome of the election in a statement issued on Sunday, Fintiri said he wept for Nigeria’s democracy, characterising the exercise as shameful.

 

He said, “I weep for Nigeria’s democracy after witnessing the shameful Edo Gubernatorial poll. The APC’s desperate attempts to discredit me by falsely claiming I announced results won’t distract from the real issue.

 

“I merely shared results from INEC’s Irev portal, as collated by INEC from the various Local Government Areas.”

 

“What’s truly shameful is APC’s national chairman flying into Edo with a private jet on election day, defying movement restrictions, while their Governors used armoured escorts to intimidate voters.

 

He added, “This blatant disregard for democratic norms is the real brigandage. Nigerians are outraged, slamming INEC for compromising and favouring APC.

 

“The reported vote-buying, disruption of collation processes, and suspicious results with more votes than accredited voters undermine trust in our democracy. Democracy indeed is under attack.

“We must condemn this rape of democracy and demand accountability. The world is watching, and Nigeria deserves better.”