Opposition party Agent arrested in Ekpoma Edo state.

The opposition party agent Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen, of people Democratic party (PDP) has been arrested in Esan West collation centre in Ekpoma by Nigeria police force, when he raised alarm in the venue for protesting at the election results been rigged in Favour of The opposition party All progressive Congress (Apc).presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The journalists stated that the issue started when the returning officer Mr Ola Iho Ojo,who was incharge of ward 2 Ujiogba Esan West local government area, the returning officer presented the results to Inec officer Professor Uwa mandy, there was protest by the Agent of people Democratic Party Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen.

Mr Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen begin to protest asking for the cancellation of the Results presented by the Returning officer. Julius Ebhomien said the results collected at different polling units in Ujiogba ward is totally different from what the returning officer presented for collation.
Professor Ola INEC returning officer refuse to accept Mr Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen demand, and he said the collation will continue.

INEC then continued with the collation process.

Mr Ebhomien Julius told journalists during the collation process, he said we did not come here to rubber stamp the electoral fraud that has been declared by APC and INEC.

“INEC has been pribed APC has influenced INEC,” he said.
While the entire process has been compromised by INEC, Mr Ebhomien Julius, started asking for the cancellation of the entire Presidential election results in ward 2 Ujiogba.
The party agent of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Julius Ebhomien was not satisfactied with the process of the collation of results from Esan West collation officers for the presidential election.

Julius Ebhomien requested that the results should be displayed on the screen by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before they continue. Julius Ebhomien alleged that the uploaded results was differ from what collation officers were presenting.

“INEC failed in the transmission of results. When Julius Ebhomien and other party agents raised the issue, INEC returning officer said,”

Unfortunately, many party leaders have complained bitterly that INEC officials at the polling units were not able to upload election results into the IReV.

Julius Ebhomien affirmed that the only way for them to see that the BVAS hasn’t been deleted is to see uploaded results. “

Julius Ebhomien said INEC chairman should upload the results by state as the results are being presented.”
The police reacted when they see Mr Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen, refuse for the continuation of the process.
The party agent Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen, was arrested by the police to allow the continuation of the process.
The Esan West divisional police officer said Ebhomien Julius was arrested to allow the continuation of Results and they will charge him to court for violence during the collation of 2023 presidential election results in Esan West local government area Ekpoma Edo State.
The police further said that according to the 2022 electoral law as amended that anyone find causing violence before,during or after election shall face 14 years in prison.
The police said Mr Ebhomien Julius Osamudiamen, will be under police custody for persecution and breach of Electoral law.
The people Democratic Party chairman in Esan West Mr Akhimien according to him he said the party agent was acting under Nigeria constitution for right of freedom of speech and right to protest. he further said that Inec has succeeded in rigging the Election in Favour of The ruling party All progressive Congress. He claims that Democracy is in danger in Nigeria and call on international communities to come rescue Nigeria.