Fintiri Expresses Dimay over Edo election

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The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has condemned the outcome of the Edo State governorship election conducted on Saturday.

On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the September 21 governorship poll.

However in a statement on Sunday, Fintiri said he wept for Nigeria’s democracy, describing the exercise as shameful.

Describing the declaration as a blatant disregard for democratic norms as the real brigandage, Fintiri lamented the state of Nigeria’s democracy. He recalled the reported vote-buying, disruption of collation processes, and suspicious results with more votes than accredited voters undermine trust in Nigerians democracy.

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