The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its National Working Working Committee ( NWC) will review the outcome of the poll and take appropriate steps to defend the country’s democracy.
The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, yesterday, described the election as the worst conducted by INEC.
The main opposition party said the gubernatorial poll falls short of a free, fair and contest, alleging that it was characterised by manipulation.
“The November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State runs short of all expectations and requirements of a free, fair and credible election as it witnessed the height of electoral swindle, deceit and manipulation by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“This election witnessed widespread election merchandising, monetisation and barefaced vote buying by the APC and its apparatus in government to suppress the genuine aspiration of the people.
“This devious practice by the APC was rampant and pervasive because the APC have utterly impoverished Nigerians and turned poverty into a weapon of mass subjugation which enabled it to manipulate the election and its outcome.
“We call the attention of all Nigerians and the International Community to this reprehensible practice by the APC as widely witnessed in the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State and we demand that a serious action be taken to stem such if Nigeria’s democracy must survive,” the PDP stated.
Credit: The Sun