By Christiana Ekpa
Members of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Edo State governorship election which produced Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress as winner.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Prof Faruk Kuta, Okpebholo scored a total of 291,667 votes to beat Asue Ighodalo and Olumide Akpata of the Peoples Democratic Party and LP who polled 247,274 and 22,763 respectively.
Addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex on Monday, House Deputy Minority Whip, George Ozodinobi, on behalf of other 32 lawmakers elected on the platform of LP, condemned the exercise, noting that the party’s candidate was rigged out.
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