Benue PDP Rejects Guber Results, Heads To Tribunal

The Benue state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the governorship election outcome in the state.

Hyacinth Alia, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the March 18 governorship election in the north-central state.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Makurdi, Isaac Mffo, acting chairman of the PDP in Benue, said the party will challenge both Alia’s victory and the house of assembly results at the election petition tribunal.

“It is the decision of the Benue chapter of the PDP that the outcome of the March 18 elections is challenged at the state governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Makurdi,” he said.

“It is our belief that we owe democracy in our country, Nigeria, a duty to help deepen it by taking such an action to reverse the ‘hijacking’ of the popular mandate. It is our faith that the mandate of the Benue electorate will be restored to our great party as was rightfully given by the people on March 18.”