Benin, Sept 15, 2024 – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has promised to defend the votes of its candidate with its blood to forestall its being rigged out in the 2024 Gubernatorial election on Saturday.
Umar Damagun, the Acting National Chairman of the party, said this in Benin on Saturday at the grand finale of the party’s campaign rally for the election.
He particularly warned INEC against declaring the results of the election at midnight.
“I enjoin you that we don’t want that midnight announcement of results. We will be vigilant, on top of the situation, and we will make sure that that doesn’t happen.
“We are issuing this and it is not a threat, but we are very, very serious and we will defend our votes with our blood and everything,” he said.
Damagun also urged the security agencies to be neutral and give all political parties a level playing field.
“I want to use this opportunity to tell our security agencies that you are being paid with taxpayers’ money.
“You have to accord the values for which you are created. Protect Nigerians, ensure justice and make sure that everyone is safe.
“A situation whereby you decide to take part in favour of any political party, let me make this very clear that you have to kill or arrest all of us if you have to take this state.
“We will be here and be with our party, and we are also ready to give our vote and blood for our right. I want to make this very, clear, you may have the guns, but we have God,” he said.
Damagun said the election would be another test for the nation’s democracy and urged all Nigerians to be concerned about the outcome of the election in the state. (GBN)
