Atiku’s Own State Governor Reacts After PDP Suffers Humiliating Defeat In Edo Governorship Election
In a statement released on Sunday, Fintiri expressed profound disappointment, calling the election results “shameful….. In a statement released on Sunday, Fintiri expressed profound disappointment, calling the election results “shameful” and indicative of a deeper crisis within Nigeria’s democracy. His comments come in the wake of allegations of vote-buying and other irregularities reported during the election. “I weep for Nigeria’s democracy after witnessing the shameful Edo Gubernatorial poll,” Fintiri stated. He dismissed claims from APC officials that he had prematurely announced results, clarifying that he only shared data from INEC’s Irev portal.
Fintiri also condemned the tactics used by the APC, including the alleged intimidation of voters by their governors and the arrival of the party’s national chairman in a private jet on election day, which he deemed a violation of movement restrictions.
“This blatant disregard for democratic norms is the real brigandage,” he asserted, urging Nigerians to hold INEC accountable for what he described as a compromise favoring the APC. He criticized the reported incidents of disruption during the collation process, emphasizing that they erode public trust in democratic institutions.
“Democracy is under attack,” he declared, calling for collective action to condemn what he termed a “rape of democracy” and asserting that Nigeria deserves better.
