The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has condemned and rejected the outcome of the purported Benue local government election conducted on Saturday.
He described the local government polls in the state as a charade, sham and an insult to democracy.
This was contained in a statement on Sunday by his senior legislative aide on media, Emmanuel Ech’Ofun.
Moro said reports from polling units across his senatorial district indicated that election did not hold as election materials and officials of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, were not seen anywhere except in the premises of APC leaders where ballots were thumb-printed for their candidates.
He expressed disappointment in Governor Hyacinth Alia for not standing by the truth and due process as promised during his electioneering campaign.
Moro added that he expected the governor, as a priest, to push for a paradigm shift by doing what is right, and not referencing and copying what was wrongly done in the past.
He further said democracy was fiercely fought for, with some people paying the supreme price. He avowed that anti-democratic forces will not be allowed to destroy the system.
Moro enjoined members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain calm as everything legally possible will be done to challenge the charade in a court of competent jurisdiction and ensure that a free, fair and credible election that will afford the electorate the opportunity to choose their leaders at the local government level is conducted.