Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Illiya Damagum, has said members of the party will use their blood to defend their votes in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.

This is even as he warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against midnight announcement of the election results.

Damagum said this during the grand finale of the PDP campaign in Edo. He also presented the party?s flag to the governorship candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo.

?To INEC, I we don?t want that midnight results announcement. We will be vigilant and make sure that it doesn?t happen.

?And, we know they will rig the election, this is not a threat, but we are very serious and we will defend our votes with our blood and everything.

?To the citizens of this country, please watch the election of Edo, it will be a test for our democracy. If they miss it here, it means they are looking for anarchy. We know they will attempt to do so, but we will resist them,? Damagum stated.

He, however, called on the party and its supporters to go out en masse to vote for the PDP and also defend their votes.

On his part, the Chairman, PDP National Campaign Council, and Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, warned against compromising the electoral process.

?We cannot be intimidated. We will tell them we know how to win election. Nobody will rig us out. Edo is the cradle of civilization and intellectual in Nigeria, you must not settle for anything less. So, vote for Ighodalo,? he said.

On his part, Ighodalo said Obaseki has laid the foundation for the development of the state and would continue from where he stopped.

Also, the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, noted that in the coming election, Edo will still not be Lagos just like in 2016.

?So come out to vote, protect and defend your votes, escort your votes and make sure they are announced and if you do that, nobody can change your votes and PDP will win come September 21,? he asserted.

Dignitaries at the event include PDP governors, Senator Aba Moro, Chief Tom Ikimi, members of BOT, members of the State House of Assembly, House Representatives, among others. (Weekend Trust)

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