The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has condemned the conduct of the Local Government election by the Chairman and members of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC).
The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, accused the EDSIEC of being in cahoots with the Attorney-General of Edo State.
Nehikare fumed that despite subsisting orders of the Edo State High Court and the National Industrial Court, the electoral body went ahead with the election.
He went on to reveal that the party had ordered its legal team to initiate contempt proceedings against the Chairman and members of EDSIEC, as well as the Attorney General of Edo State.
The statement reads, “The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unequivocally condemns the brazen illegality carried out on Saturday, September 20th, 2025, by the impostor Chairman and members of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), acting in collusion with the Attorney-General of Edo State.
“Despite clear and subsisting orders of the Edo State High Court and the National Industrial Court restraining them from conducting any local government election, these impostors defiantly went ahead to stage a sham exercise and, in reckless disregard for the law, are purported preparing to declare winners for the elections.
“This act is nothing short of contemptuous, a direct assault on the judiciary, and a calculated attempt to plunge Edo State into lawlessness. The deliberate disobedience of lawful court orders by public officers who swore to uphold the Constitution is shameful, irresponsible, and cannot go unpunished.
“Accordingly, the Edo PDP has instructed its legal team to immediately commence contempt proceedings against the Chairman and members of EDSIEC, as well as the Attorney-General of Edo State, for their willful disobedience of valid court orders. They must be held personally accountable before the law.
“We wish to assure the people of Edo State that the PDP will continue to stand firm in defence of democracy and the rule of law. We will not allow impostors and collaborators in government to trample on the courts and undermine the will of the people.
“Democracy cannot survive where court orders are ignored with impunity. The courts have spoken. The law must prevail.”
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