The Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, has berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for
claiming that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, was bribed by the President
Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency.
PDP, in a statement by its
spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, had alleged that INEC and Yakubu were working
for the All Progressives Congress, APC, and acting out a script Buhari had paid
them to carry out by declaring governorship election in some state
inconclusive.
However, INEC dismissed the
allegation, stressing that its “one and only interest in the 2019 general
elections is to make votes count. ”
A statement signed by the Chief
Press Secretary to Yakubu, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi insisted that the opposition has
no evidence to back its claim of rigging.
“So far, the PDP has won in Akwa
Ibom, Ebonyi, Enugu, Oyo, Abia, Cross River and Delta states according to the
results declared by INEC. Interestingly, the PDP has not accused INEC of
rigging the elections in these states.
“Sadly, the PDP has also not
deemed it fit to commiserate with the families of our ad hoc staff and other
Nigerians who lost their lives, including those who were injured in different
parts of the country while trying to carry out their legitimate duties. This is
rather unfortunate and regrettable.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the
Commission’s one and only interest in the 2019 general elections is to make
votes count. It is to ensure free, fair and credible elections. When there is
no interference with the electoral process and an election satisfies the
provisions of the law, the Commission will always make a declaration of the
results. But when there is interference or when an election fails to meet the
requirements of the law, the Commission will not make a declaration.”
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