Delta Gubernatorial: Agege rejects result, says PDP victory would be short-lived

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Deputy President of the Senate and governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has rejected the outcome of the Saturday governorship election.

Omo-Agege who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sunny Areh shortly after Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori was announced as governor-elect said that the PDP’s victory at the poll would be short-lived.

He said that as a democrat he would explore all lawful avenues to reclaim the mandate freely given to him by the good people of Delta State.

The statement reads in full; “A while ago, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Delta State announced Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, gubernatorial flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor-elect following the March 18 governorship election.

“The declaration was made despite the myriad of infractions and acts of impunity on the part of the PDP in the course of the election. These were brought to the attention of INEC with incontrovertible proof.

“The March 18 election was characterized by massive fraud, unprecedented vote buying and voter suppression perpetrated by the PDP in the course of the election.

“The fraudulent nature of PDP’s so-called victory are just too damning and daring for it to be acceptable in any decent society. Most of those infractions are on the public domain and known to INEC officials and the security agencies involved in superintending the election.