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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the conduct and the results of the Saturday, August 16, 2025 Senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections in the state.<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had early on Sunday, August 17, 2025 declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC winners of the elections.<\/p>\n

The Commission declared Joseph Ikpea and Omosede Igbinedion, the winners of the Edo Central senatorial district and the Ovia Federal Constituency by-elections respectively.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the conduct and outcome of the elections, PDP, said it rejected the purported results being circulated by INEC.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by Chris Nehikhare, Elections Secretary, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee described the exercise as nothing<\/p>\n

but an embarrassment to democracy.<\/p>\n

The party alleged that INEC hid under the so-called \u201cglitches\u201d and \u201cmalfunctions,\u201d but the real issue is its lack of competence, neutrality, and moral standing.<\/p>\n

According to him, the BVAS is the single most important tool that guarantees the credibility of elections in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we witnessed was not a technical failure but a deliberate sabotage by INEC to provide room for manipulation in cohort with APC and creates an unfair advantage for the APC and renders the entire process compromised.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any responsible society, the management of INEC would by now have been sacked and prosecuted for repeatedly compromising the electoral process.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians deserve elections that are free, fair, and credible and not exercises where the outcome is predetermined.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil our elections are adequately prepared for and conducted transparently, democracy in Nigeria will remain under siege\u201d, he said<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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