The Special Assistant to former
Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Youth and Support Groups, Aliyu Bin Abbas has
asked the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof.
Mahmood Yakubu to wash his hands off, like Pontius Pilate, the alleged case of
rigging during the last presidential election which is pending at the tribunal
by telling the truth.
Abbas made the call on Thursday
in an open letter he addressed to the INEC Chairman and released on Thursday.
He alleged gross manipulation
during the election, claiming that INEC declared fake results.
He slammed INEC for ‘lying’ in a
desperate bid to cover and defend its alleged doctoring of the election result.
The letter which was titled: “AN
OPEN LETTER TO THE INEC CHAIRMAN, PROF YAKUBU MAHMOUD A REMINDER”, reads: “Sir,
I would like to start by reminding you that one singular path to cast into the
abyss the democracy of any nation is to aid and abet rigging during elections.
It’s a recognized fact that once democracy is undermined, it would take just a
little time before it collapses.
“Kindly be reminded that
Nigeria’s democracy did not come free of cost. It took the tears, sweat, and
the blood of many Nigerians who matched to the streets to protest against the
autocratic and tyrannical regimes of the military.
“Many people paid dearly with
their lives, while those who escaped death became debilitated for the remainder
of their lives. These uncelebrated men and women gave in everything hoping that
the next generation would enjoy the dividends of a new Nigeria.
“Sir, you will agree with me that
the sustainability of democracy begins with electing qualified candidates who
will not undermine the constitution, rubbish the rule of law and separation of
power, disobey court orders, and drag down all other institutions of democracy.
“The system can only be sustained
if the masses are allowed to decide who lead them devoid of any manipulation.
“The 2019 presidential election
organized under your leadership is the WORST in the entire history of the human
race to say the least.
“It is the most unfortunate thing
that has ever happened to Nigeria. HURIWA described it as ‘a crime which is
worse than that of Evans the Kidnapper.’ Chief Femi Falana SAN called it a
‘total mess.’
“The attitude displayed by your
commission (INEC) has added credence to the widely held believe that INEC under
your leadership has been politicized and will never for any reason be trusted
by the good people of Nigeria.
He further told Prof. Mahmood
that there is nothing as disgraceful and more irritating than the shameless
denial of his commission in respect of the 2019 presidential election results
in the INEC server.
“The result in the server (PDP ~
18,356,732; APC ~ 16,741,430) shows that Atiku Abubakar of the PDP is the true
and genuine winner of the 23rd February 2019 presidential election.
“But INEC announcing a concocted
and a fraudulent result proves that the commission deliberately worked in
cohort with Buhari and the APC to rig out Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.
“Kindly note that under your
leadership, INEC has made it very clear (in both videos & print) that the
commission will electronically transmit result of the February 23rd
presidential election across all the polling units in the country into a
central server to enhance transparency and credibility of the process.
“Your shameless denial of the
existence of this result in the INEC server is an embarrassment to this nation.
“The commission also said that
result collated manually must be in synchrony with the electronically collated
results for the outcome of the presidential election to be credible and
acceptable. However, this, the commission did not follow.
“We are nevertheless happy that
many Presiding Officer who carried out the e~collation of the presidential
election results are coming out to speak, sharing vital information to
Nigerians and are ready to stand as credible witnesses in the case.
“To this end, we want to warn
that those (INEC staff) who chose to stand as witness against the electoral
daylight robbery aided by the commission you head should not be hounded.
“Their safety and security is in
the hands of INEC. Should anything untoward happen to any of them, Nigerians
will hold you and the commission responsible.
“We want to also warn that any
attempt by the commission to temper with or incinerate any document that will
be useful at the tribunal will not be tolerated by Nigerians. INEC under your
leadership must know that the whole world is watching to see the end of the
daylight robbery carried out by the APC with your tacit support. Enough is
enough!” He sounded.
He advised the INEC Chairman to
remember that history will not be kind to him if he doesn’t retrace his steps.
“In conclusion, Sir, I want you
to know that posterity will continue to judge you harshly for the crime you
have perpetrated against this country. You will be remembered for the worst
election you’ve organized in Nigeria.
“Until death, your sense of right
and wrong, if at all you have any, will continue to judge you harshly until you
stand on the side of truth at the presidential election petition tribunal.
“You will always be remembered by
over 18.3 million Nigerians as a man who subverted due process because of
political sentiment and gains. However, Sir,. you still have a chance to make
amends.
” Like Pontius Pilate, I’ll
strongly advice that you wash off your hands in this case, tell the truth at
the tribunal and live at peace with your maker in the next world. You can not
deliberately cheat over 18 million Nigerians and think you can escape
punishment from your maker. The choice is yours.
“Accept my letter in good faith,”
he concluded.
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