#EdoDecides2024: PDP’s Ighodalo Raises Alarm Over Security Threats

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has alleged security threats during the ongoing Edo State Governorship election.

Naija News reports that Ighodalo is considered one of the top three contenders for the governorship seat in Edo State.

The other two candidates are Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).

However, according to Channels Television, Ighodalo alleged on Saturday morning that the police had arrested a party member in Ward 8 Unit 3.

“In Uromi unit 3, one of our supporters was arrested there about an hour ago by men in mufti carrying guns. Nobody should carry guns into a polling unit. That is against the law. But you just see people behaving indiscriminately, oppressing and trying to intimidate our folks,” he said.

Reports had emerged earlier that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials had not arrived at Ighodalo’s polling unit.

The Idinrio neighbourhood in Ewohimi, located in the Esan South East Local Government Area, is as silent as a cemetery.

It was gathered that there were no INEC representatives or members of other political parties represented at the polling unit at the time journalists visited the area.

A frustrated voter, Christopher Adoghe, was later reported to have expressed his anger towards the INEC officials for the delay in the commencement of the accreditation and voting process for wards 1 and 3.

“We have been here since 7 O’clock yet, no sight of INEC officials. This is almost 10 and nothing is happening. We no go gree o! We no even see INEC. We no see anybody. Only security men.

“See as everybody sat but no sign of INEC. No accreditation, nothing is going on”, he said in an outburst.