PDP Claims APC Candidate in Edo Governorship Election Ineligible Due to Voter Registration Issues

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate for the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, have forfeited their right to contest the election.

The PDP’s assertion is based on allegations that Okpebholo is not a registered voter, a revelation that emerged after checks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

In a statement released by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Friday in Abuja, the party expressed serious concerns over the matter.

“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,” Ologunagba stated.

He added, “It is indeed scandalous that the APC sponsored a candidate with allegedly questionable documents as a governorship candidate for Edo State, a state noted for having very credible and highly respectable citizens.

“Moreover, it is now apparent as to why the APC submitted to INEC a blurred and unreadable voter card purporting to be that of its candidate and had remained silent since the news broke out that the said voter card is allegedly forged.”