The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it plans to challenge the result of the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency by-election in Cross River in court.

Venatius Ikem, the state PDP chairman, said this on Tuesday in Calabar when he briefed journalists on the outcome of the election.

Mr Nkem said that the result did not represent the people’s wish.

“We reject in totality the results announced by the Returning Officer in last Saturday’s Ogoja/Yala federal constituency election in which the APC candidate was wrongfully declared the winner.

“This is because he did not score the majority of valid votes cast in that election,” he said.

He alleged that the election was characterised by massive irregularities including violence and snatching of ballot boxes.

The chairman charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be ready to produce all the BVAS machines used for the election at the tribunal for proper verification.

Mr Ikem said that the PDP has enough evidence to tender in court to prove its allegation of irregularities at the election.

“We will reclaim our victory at the appropriate quarters. We are not relenting,” he said.

INEC had declared Jude Ngaji of APC as the winner of the by-election.

Mr Ngaji scored 22,778 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mike Usibe of the PDP who garnered 20,590 votes.

(NAN)