The Forum of Lagos State PDP Local Government Chairmen has vowed to challenge the outcome of last Saturday’s council elections in court, alleging subversion of public will.
Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, Forum chairman and PDP leader in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, disclosed this during a joint news conference yesterday in Lagos.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held at the PDP Secretariat in Lagos Mainland Local Government and attended by party chairmen and state chieftains.
“What occurred on Saturday was no election. It was a charade and a criminal conspiracy against the people’s sovereign will,” Adegbesan said.
He declared that the PDP would not recognise the “fraudulent election” or its “purported winners”, describing the process as deeply compromised and undemocratic.
Adegbesan added that the PDP had compiled video recordings, testimonies and evidence of irregularities to legally challenge the election and retrieve its stolen mandate.
He accused the APC-led government and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) of colluding to rig the elections through orchestrated violence and manipulation.
According to him, armed thugs brazenly attacked polling units, snatched ballot boxes and beat voters while security agents and LASIEC officials stood by silently.
“In PDP strongholds across the state, ballot box stuffing occurred at a massive scale. Pre-thumbprinted ballots were delivered in bags,” he said.
He claimed that LASIEC officials either did nothing or aided those trying to legitimise fraudulent votes and suppress genuine voter expression.
“In some local governments, PDP agents were assaulted, chased away and denied access to collation centres,” he added.
He stated that figures were crudely manipulated, with votes in some wards exceeding the number of registered voters on record.
