Edo election: “We’ll defend our votes with our blood” – PDP national chairman declares

Ahead of the Edo governorship election, acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ilia Damagun has vowed that party members would defend their votes “with blood.”

Damagun said the All Progressives Congress (APC) could only win Edo State through violence and intimidation, but the PDP would resist such attempts.

Damagun declared that the opposition would need to kill or arrest all PDP members to win the election.

The PDP chairman also warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against announcing election results at night, threatening that the party members would defend their votes with their blood.

He emphasised that the election would serve as a test for Nigeria’s democracy, urging people to pay close attention to the state.

Damagun stated, “You have to kill or arrest all of us if you want to take this state. You may have gangs, but we have God.

“To INEC, we don’t want midnight result announcements. It is not a threat, but we will defend our votes with our blood.

“We urge Nigerians to focus on the state, and we promise that the PDP will continue to provide good governance in Edo State.”

Damagun later presented what he referred to as “the flag of victory” to Asue Ighodalo, the PDP’s governorship candidate.