#NigeriaDecides2023: Ondo PDP rejects House of Assembly results, as detained members sue IGP

The Ondo State People's Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected Saturday's House of Assembly election results, saying it will challenge the results in court.

It was even then that six members of the party sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, in court for the ill-treatment they allegedly suffered at the hands of men of the forces of police during the just-concluded elections in Ondo State.

They were allegedly illegally arrested and detained during the elections.

PDP members are Taoheed Jimoh, Kazeem Sumonu, Tayo Oyedeji, Hakeem Sanuni, Afelumo Peter and Ademuwagun Ganiyu.

The complaint was filed through their lawyer, Adetoye Akinsemoye, seeking to uphold their basic human rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.

Party spokesman Kennedy Peretei said on Tuesday that the party had enough evidence that elections were inconclusive in some constituencies while there were manipulations in others.

"For us, the process is not yet complete.

We have enough evidence that Ose is inconclusive. We also have enough evidence that some of the units in Odibgo Constituency 2 were manipulated,” he said.

Mr. Peretei said party lawyers are still studying the rest of the results and will make a final decision on Thursday.

According to official results reported by the INEC, the PDP won only four of the 26 assembly seats while the APC won 22.

The seats won by the PDP are; Àkúré South Constituency 1; Southwest Akoko Ward 1, Southwest Akoko Ward 2, and Northwestern Akoko Ward 2.

On the complaint filed in the Federal High Court in Akure, the party leaders joined a policeman, Faloni Felix, and a certain Bode Obanla as defendants.

The petitioners alleged that they were arrested by the police at the instigation of Mr. Obanla for alleged anti-party activities in Akoko North East Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State days before the March 18 House of Assembly election in the constituency.

They requested "a declaration that the arrest and detention of the 1st petitioner from March 15 to March 16, 2023 are unlawful and constitute serious violations of the petitioners' rights to human dignity and personal liberty."< /p > READ ALSO: It's Official: PDP's Dauda Lawal Wins Zamfara, Defeats Governor Matawall

Furthermore, they requested "a declaration that the threat of arrest, the invitation to call being issued by the 1st to the 3rd defendant at the instigation, the motivation of the 4th defendant is unlawful."

Furthermore, the Petitioners have prayed for "an order from this Honorable Court prohibiting the Defendants from arresting, threatening to arrest again, regularly calling any of the Petitioners regarding allegations raised/reported by the defendants".

They requested the court to issue an order requiring the defendants to pay the first applicant the sum of N100,000 as general and exemplary damages for the serious violations of the applicant's fundamental rights to freedom of movement , to the personal freedom and dignity of the human person, caused by the illegal and unlawful acts of the defendants.

They further sought an order compelling the defendants to hand over the cell phone belonging to the first plaintiff with...