The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just
concluded general elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the topless protest by
women in Nasarawa State over the outcome of the polls.
Women in Akwanga Local government Area of Nasarawa State had
yesterday stripped themselves half-naked to protest the outcome of the
governorship election in the state.
The women claimed that their mandate was stolen and insisted
that their votes must count.
Obi, in a reaction on Twitter on Friday night, said that the
purpose of elections is defeated when the people are denied their choices.
“I just came across a sad, heartbreaking video where
Nasarawa women staged a topless protest as a means of registering their
displeasure with the election results,” he said.
The Labour Party presidential candidate said that it is a
grave injustice when citizens could not have the opportunity to vote in a free,
fair and credible process.
He lamented that women whose rights should be protected have
now been degraded.
Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was
declared winner of the March 18 governorship election in Nasarawa State by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Collation and Returning Officer in the State Prof Ishaya
Tanko, said that the APC candidate polled a total of 347, 209 votes to defeat
his closest opponent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, David
Ombugadu, who scored 283, 016 votes.
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