Edo 2024: PDP condemns abduction of officials in Etsako central

• Applauds peaceful conduct of ward delegates congress • Party cancels election in Etsako

EDO State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), yesterday, commended the National Working Committee ( NWC) and other stakeholders for the peaceful and credible conduct of the ward delegates’ election to elect three ad- hoc delegates across the 18 local councils and 192 wards of the state.

Briefing newsmen in Benin, State PDP Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, flanked by Anthony Anenih, State Organising Secretary, Edo PDP, said the exercise was mostly peaceful across the state with only one incident at Jattu, the hometown of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, where eight of the officials heading to Etsako Central for the election were abducted.

Aziegbemi, who condemned the abduction of the officials, called on the Inspector General of Police ( IGP) to order a swift investigation of the incident and promptly ensure the release of the affected officials, whose families are troubled by the fate of their loved ones.

He said: “The PDP ward delegates’ election to elect the three ad- hoc delegates have been concluded across the 18 local councils and 192 wards in Edo State.

“The electoral officers who concluded the elections have since returned with results from the election handed over to the electoral committee set up by the NWC of the party.

“The process, which was observed by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) and various civil society groups, was reported to be mostly peaceful across the state with only one incident at Jattu, the hometown of Shaibu, where eight of the officials heading to Etsako Central for the election were abducted.”

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EANWHILE, the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, yesterday, explained that the state’s three- man ad- hoc ward delegate electoral committee, led by Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, canceled results from Etsako Central Local Council, because election did not hold in the council, as nine electoral officers were kidnapped at Jattu on their way to the council.