PDP seeks cancellation, re-run of Ogun guber poll

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has rejected the results of last Saturday’s governorship election, calling for a cancellation and re-run in polling units where elections were cancelled owing to electoral infractions.

In a petition filed by its State Collation Officer, Sunkanmi Oyejide, the PDP accused the APC of using thugs to disrupt elections in some polling units in the state, claiming that the total number of cancelled votes was higher than the lead of margin.

“You will recall that the Commission is aware of the level of thuggery planned and orchestrated by the APC to unleash mayhem in some polling units across the state to destabilise voters from freely exercising their voting rights as a result of planned and well-executed action.

“We are aware that the principle of margin of lead as established by the Commission in Section 24 (3) is in effect, affected by the inability of the population greater than the reflected lead between the assumed winner of the election and the runner-up. Therefore, a re-run is appropriate to address this injustice.

“We, therefore, implore the Commission to evoke this principle and declare this election inconclusive,” the petition reads.