Aisha Yesufu, a renowned activist and vocal supporter of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi in the 2023 election, has criticized the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, following the emergence of Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, as the winner of the Saturday election.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) earlier reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night declared Okpebholo as the winner of the governorship election held in Edo State on Saturday, September 21 after securing victory in 11 local government areas.
On the other hand, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, only won 7 local government areas, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) failed to win any.
In reaction, Obaseki, in a statewide broadcast on Sunday described INEC’s declaration as a tragedy and travesty of democracy.
The Governor further expressed dismay over how institutions that were charged with the protection of democracy are killing democracy.
Reacting to Obaseki’s broadcast, Yesuf via the microblogging platform, X formerly Twitter questioned Obaseki’s grievances regarding the election outcome, urging him to accept the democratic process.
She wrote on X, “I am looking for a video where Obaseki was speaking about the principles of democracy. Please share if you have it.
“Obaseki that refused for 4 years to swear in 14 Edo House of Assembly members.
“Obaseki that refused to swear in judges. He swore in 5 out of 8.
“Obaseki that got his deputy Governor impeached. He is talking about democracy under attack.”