He Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded Edo governorship elections, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has reportedly vowed to protest the results of the election.
According
to report by Independent Newspapers, Ize-Iyamu will on Friday, October
7, 2016 lead the street protests against the results of the Edo
Governorship Election.
Rejecting the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC's declaration of APC candidate,
Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the September 26, 2016 polls, Ize-Iyamu
has reportedly concluded plans to lead protest in the state.
The
protest, which is expected to have Edo PDP chairman, Dan Orbih also in
attendance, will also have the coordinator of the Centre for Patriotic
Leadership Initiative, Saint Moses Eronmosele, also in attendance.
Speaking on the proposed protest, Eronmosele said: “We have the permission of the law to protest against perceived wrongs because where there is a wrong there has to be a remedy.
“We shall take to the streets for 100 days until the stolen mandate is restored,” he stated.
Continuing, he said: “We
are mourning the death of democracy, justice and fairness in Edo
State,” he said, “On that day, all Edo people, even APC, are all invited
to throng the streets in a massive protest across Edo State as we are
saying enough is enough to impunity and illegality.
“Defy
the Police Order, defy APC thugs, defy everyone who wants to silence
your voice or darken your conscience. Stand for what is right and be
counted. Take a place on the right side of history.
“These
protests are not about Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. No. The protests are
about you and I, our future, our hope. If they succeeded against POI it
means that tomorrow when you and I also stand for election based on our
track record or popularity, that someone somewhere would also deprive us
of victory,” he said.
Party loyalists and
supporters including Civil Society movements, students, workers,
traders, artisans had been protesting the results in Benin City.
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