How did the PDP plan to challenge the Edo 2024 Election Results in Court?

PDP plans to challenge the Edo State election results in court in the following ways:

1. The PDP has officially rejected the election results announced by INEC and declared its intention to go to court to challenge the outcome.
2. PDP's acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated that the party would "take sure and firm steps to retrieve the mandate with every means legal and available in a democracy".
3. Damagum expressed confidence in the judiciary, saying the integrity of the third arm of government would be put to test before Nigerians.
4. The PDP chairman said they would "put them [the judiciary] to more scrutiny before the eyes of Nigerians".
5. The party is demanding that INEC review the Edo State governorship election and announce results only as obtained from the "genuine votes cast at the polling units" within the time stipulated by Section 65 of the Electoral Act, 2022.
6. PDP alleges that their candidate, Asue Ighodalo, was the rightful winner before the results were allegedly manipulated. They claim to have evidence of the actual results from polling units.
7. The party accuses the APC of colluding with security operatives and INEC officials to manipulate the ballot process and substitute genuine results with fictitious figures.
8. PDP plans to present evidence of alleged irregularities, including voter suppression, result manipulation, and discrepancies between announced votes and accredited voters in certain polling units.

In summary, the PDP intends to file a legal challenge, presenting evidence of alleged malpractices and calling for a review of the results based on what they claim are the genuine votes from polling units. They are preparing to scrutinize the judicial process closely as they seek to overturn the announced election outcome.