The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has demanded that Prof Kayode Adebowale, the state Returning Officer for the governorship election, be replaced.
Kayode Bamgbose, the state PDP Deputy Chairman, has asked Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to conduct a rerun in some parts of the state and replace Adebowale.
Bamgbose, who spoke at a press conference in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday, accused security agencies and INEC of colluding.
Expressing optimism of victory in the long run, the party called on its teeming supporters to remain calm and focused, saying necessary legal means would be deployed to claim its “stolen mandate”.
The position of Ogun PDP comes after its first meeting of key party members since the conclusion of the election, which saw Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives (APC) declared the winner.
The meeting was attended by the governorship candidate of the PDP, Ladi Adebutu, his deputy Adekunle Akinlade, and state executive members of the party for a postmortem of the exercise.
While expressing dissatisfaction over the outcome of the election, the party suggested that constitutional means should be explored for possible remedy of the situation.