PDP’s Ighodalo: ‘We Will Regain Our Mandate Through the Tribunal’

Asue Ighodalo, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, expressed confidence in overturning the election results at the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal. He lost the September 21 election to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 44,393 votes. Speaking on Channels Television’s *Politics Today*, Ighodalo claimed the election that declared Okpebholo as the governor-elect was not free and fair. He revealed that his legal team had identified over 150 polling units where the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was not deployed. “We are fully confident that going through the tribunal, we will win the case and regain our mandate,” Ighodalo stated. The PDP candidate also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and police of collaborating with the APC to undermine the will of the people, alleging irregularities in the collation process.