PDP demands APC’s Okpebholo disqualification from Edo governorship election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, from the September 21 governorship election in Edo State over alleged possession of a fake voter card.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
He said investigations into the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal revealed discrepancies in Okpebholo’s voting status.
Ologunagba said: “The alarming discovery that the APC candidate allegedly presented a fake voter card in his Form EC9 submitted to INEC is a self-inflicted blow, which clearly and irredeemably signals the end of the road for the APC and its candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election.”
He criticized the APC for nominating a candidate with dubious documentation and described the act as an affront to democratic norms and the people of Edo State.
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The PDP spokesman listed the constitutional provisions and electoral laws that disqualify individuals with fraudulent documentation from contesting public office.
“The clear implication is that the APC campaign in Edo State is a journey to nowhere, as any vote cast for the APC in the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship election would be a void vote and effort in futility,” he added.
Ologunagba urged INEC not to yield to pressures to manipulate voter registration data in favor of the APC candidate.
He also advised Okpebholo and the APC to withdraw from the race immediately.
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