Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged his supporters to turn up and cast their votes for all PDP candidates.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the former Vice president assured that the result of the last presidential election would be reversed in his favour because of the manipulations allegedly perpetrated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“As attested to by both local and international observers, the result of the February 25 presidential election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission was grossly tainted and did not reflect the will of the electorates. You all have demonstrated against this blatant injustice through different mediums. And for that, I thank you again for your non-violent conduct despite the provocations.”
According to Atiku, “Indeed, what the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did in announcing the manipulated result was a clear breach of not only the 2022 Electoral Act but also its own guidelines which the electoral commission had repeatedly claimed would uphold the standards we had seen in the Osun and Ekiti elections. The INEC Chairnan further ignored calls for a review of the process in line with the amended law.”
He told PDP members not to give up assuring that all hopes are not lost.
“You must never give in to apathy. I assure you that the electoral fraud perpetrated by INEC will be reversed in due course as I champion the cause to reclaim our mandate.”
“We, as citizens, must continue to show resilience in the defence of our democracy and in the exercise of our rights to vote. As the March 18 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections beckon, I urge you as patriotic citizens of our dear country to come out in your numbers to cast your votes. That is one of the ways you can use to demonstrate against the sham of an election of February 25.” He stressed.
On the need to vote for all PDP candidates, Atiku said: “As you cast your votes peacefully this Saturday and in observance of the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines, be sure to do so for the candidates of the PDP, the only truly national party, for a greater and prosperous Nigeria.”
