The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its
presidential candidate, have “slipped into severe depression”.
The APC said this in reaction to
PDP’s claim that it won the presidential poll by 1.6 million votes.
The opposition party based its
claims on the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It filed the claim in its
petition before the presidential election tribunal.
But reacting in a statement,
Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the claim is ridiculous.
“While the APC is not oblivious
of the PDP’s antics to discredit the credible presidential electoral process,
acknowledged by local and international observers, we sympathise with Atiku for
the crushing defeat handed him by President Buhari through the votes of
Nigerians,” Issa-Onilu said.
“Judging by Atiku and PDP’s
recent utterances and actions, it is now clear that they have slipped into
severe depression and post-defeat hallucination that have left many Nigerians
questioning their current state of mind.
“After weeks of dilly-dallying,
the PDP has woken up to the stark reality of its electoral defeat and decided
to follow the constitutional path of filing a petition at the election
tribunal.
“However, of all the prayers of
Atiku before the election tribunal, which are at best hollow, the most
ridiculous is his claim that the server of the INEC indicated he won the
presidential election by 1.6million votes.
“A few questions would suffice –
is this phantom figure of 1.6 million votes Dubai-invented? Was the result sold
to Atiku by his numerous marabouts, who we understand, had assured him that the
last election was a done deal for him?”
Issa-Onilu said the PDP’s
“consistent reference” to INEC server should be a cause for concern.
He said it is possible that the
opposition party has plans to jeopardise INEC’s database, calling on security
agencies to foil the “evil plan”.
“Most importantly, we note
Atiku’s consistent reference to the INEC server as if he is the custodian of
that platform. Indeed, Atiku’s constant reference to the INEC server should
raise concerns as it is becoming apparent that he and the PDP are up for some
dastard activities that are targeted at jeopardising the INEC database and
internal storage system,” he said.
“We recall the widespread
reported cases of several programmed card readers that were retrieved from some
PDP agents and their failed attempt to hack the INEC database in the leadup to
the then postponed presidential election.
“We remind the Atiku and PDP that
Nigerians saw through the devious schemes aimed at thwarting their will.
Consequently, majority of the voters handed them a harsh verdict — that verdict
remains sacrosanct.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com