"WE HAVE ORIGINAL RESULTS"=PDP
"We have original results," PDP rejects INEC's presidential election result
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the 2019 presidential election currently being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
At a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, February 25, 2019, PDP chairman, Uche Secondus, said the party has evidence of several electoral misconducts committed to favour President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The opposition party's chairman said all
results currently being announced by INEC are incorrect and unacceptable
to the party and the Nigerian people.
He
accused officials in President Buhari's government of colluding with
INEC officials to disenfranchise Nigerians and manipulate figures of
polling units where the PDP won.
He said the ruling party's strategy has been "murderous, undignified, and disrespectful of the wishes of the electorate".
He said, "Our collation centres have the
original results from all the polling units in the country. That is from
where are going to reclaim our results.
"The results are incorrect and
unacceptable to our party. Officials of the APC working with INEC have
decided to alter results to affect our people. This must now be resisted
by every well-meaning Nigerian.
"INEC must live up to its responsibility.
They are under pressure. We have the facts and when the time comes, we
begin to release them."
According to the results announced by INEC
in Abuja at the time of filing this report, President Buhari has won in
Ekiti, Osun, Kwara and Nasarawa while the PDP's candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has only won in Abuja.
Read full statement by Secondus below:
Our Democracy in Under Threat
Protocols:
1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is
forced to take a stand and make the following pronouncements at this
crucial point because our democracy is under threat of derailment.
2. Firstly, I want to categorically state that
our collation centers have all original results from every polling
unit, in every ward, in every Local Government Area (LGA) in Nigeria, of
which the international community is well aware, implying all results
currently being announced by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) is incorrect thus unacceptable to our party and
people.
3. Secondly, officials of both President
Buhari’s government and the All Progressive Congress (APC), working with
INEC officers, have tried to alter the course of history and
disenfranchise our people through the cancellation and manipulation of
figures for results already announced at polling units, nationwide, in
Local Government Areas (LGAs) where our party, the PDP, had commanding
votes; this must now be resisted by every well meaning Nigerian.
4. Thirdly, the ruling party’s strategy has
indeed been murderous, undignified, and disrespectful of the wishes of
the electorate, our people and the international community who have been
in solidarity with our nation as we attempt to strengthen our democracy
and its institutions.
5. Fourthly, in full view of the watching
world, and despite efforts by our great party and its agents to adhere
to every laid down provision for the 2019 general elections, the APC in
collusion with INEC have taken aggressive steps, mostly through
inducements, manipulation and incarcerations, using the elements of
state power including the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army in
particular, alongside other organizations including the Department of
State Security (DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
to silence the voices of our long suffering people; this is
disheartening, considering the terms of the Peace Accord, which called
for impartiality and non-partisanship by members of our security
organization with constitutional roles to play during this civic
exercise.
6. Fifthly, as results trickled in on the
Sunday, February 24th, 2019, clearly putting the PDP in the lead, the
ruling party and President Buhari dispatched high-ranking officials to
coercively influence outcomes in different geopolitical zones in the
country. For example:
I. The minister of the interior, was dispatched to the North West of the country
II. The Secretary of the Government of the Federation was dispatched to the North East of the country; while the
III. The Attorney General and Minister were dispatched to the South East and South-South regions.
7. With the INEC IT server hacked by agents of
the APC to manipulate results, we can with certainty state that results
from the following polling units have, for example, been tampered with,
note:
i. Sarkin Dawaki ward in Doma LGA – Nassarawa state
ii. Doka ward in Doma LGA – Nassarawa state
iii. Agyaragin – Tofa ward
iiii. 10, 000 illegal votes added to already announced results in Wurno LGA in Sokoto state
v. Additionally, violent and destructive
attacks have been meted out to officials while counting at Lafia St. and
police barracks polling units.
8. As if these provocations are not enough,
our agents and officials are constantly arrested and in many cases
locked-up for complaining that Card Readers were not in use in many
Northern states, implying that all results from the Northern part of the
country where Card Readers were not used should be voided in accordance
with INEC guidelines.
9. I also believe, the arrest of Eng. Buba
Galadima, who has been a great symbol of what is courageous about our
people goes to show that one man’s ambition is greater than our
collective good, and most probably worth the blood of all Nigerians.
10. In that context, I call for Buba
Galadima’s immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all
officials and agents of the PDP, in the Southwest, who were mostly
arrested on the eve of the elections where intimidation became the APCs
sole election strategy.
11. Despite these provocations, intimidation
and attempts to hijack our democracy and change the course of history, I
must, in fact, convey to our good people the fact that the PDP is on
course to victory and the Presidency; therefore, remain resolute and
steadfast, because our party shares in your uncertainty and suffering,
which must decisively come to a good end for us all.
12. Finally, and once again, we appeal to the
leadership of INEC to remain impartial and not become willing agents to
disenfranchise our people and derail our democracy, because the world is
watching, and history will indeed pass judgment.
In addition, to the international community;
we welcome your support for our democracy and extend our gratitude with
great hope for our democracy.
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