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PDP, ACN Supporters Clash In Benin Over Council Polls Results

Some youths loyal to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday stormed the Kings Square in Benin City protesting the swearing-in of the 14 Local … Continue reading PDP, ACN Supporters Clash In Benin Over Council Polls Results


Some youths loyal to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday stormed the Kings Square in Benin City protesting the swearing-in of the 14 Local Government Chairmen by Governor Adams Oshiomhole despite the rejection of the polls by the PDP.

The youths apparently loyal to the PDP took over the Kings Square in Benin City insisting that the elections should be cancelled as elections did not hold across the state. The protesters also boasted that Wednesday’s election in Esan West and Esan North East will not hold unless the previous elections are cancelled.

However their protest was cut short by youth of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who chased them out of the Kings Square and took over the Kings Square.

The protest which lasted about two hours was however dispersed by soldiers and angry youths armed with cutlasses and wood chanting PDP Ole.

When contacted the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Eguavoen assured the people of security during the conduct of the polls tomorrow in Esan West and Esan North East Local Government Area.