140,000 APC votes voided in Edo, says Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, governor, Edo State, has alleged that 140,000 APC votes were voided in the last presidential election in the state.

Oshiomhole noted that the state was the only one in the entire South-South and South East geopolitical regions to give the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari over 45percent of the votes cast in spite of the development.

Oshiomhole made the allegation during a statewide broadcast to thank the people of the state for voting the APC in the last general elections.

According to him, “I want to formally thank you for standing by me and the government of Edo Sate during the just concluded Presidential, National Assembly and State Assembly elections. During the presidential election you refused to be swayed by the campaigns of hate, religious and ethnic bigotry.

“Consequently, it is on record that Edo is the only state within the South-East and South-South geo-political zones where the President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari, secured the highest number of 45percent of votes cast.

“It is now clear that the about  140,000 votes out of the 150,000 voided votes were actually APC votes. If we add 140,000 votes to the 208,000 votes declared by INEC, it is clear that General Buhari won the election in Edo State.

“Indeed, the outcome of the just concluded elections has confirmed unequivocally that the APC is the darling of the people across the three senatorial zones of our dear state, and in fact, across Nigeria.

“Now all hands must be on deck. With the support of President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, we are well positioned to do all we need, to take Edo State to the next level,” he said.

Oshiomhole, who noted that the people have equivocally demonstrated that APC is the party of the people across the three senatorial zones of the state, and in fact, across Nigeria.

“Not only did we win convincingly in all the 7 (seven) local government areas in Edo South and the 6 (six) local government areas in Edo North Senatorial zones, but even in the home base of the god-father general, we still won convincingly in 3 (three) out of the 5 (five) local government areas in Edo Central Senatorial zone. I dare say with all sense of humility that it could not have been better than this,” he added.