Atiku to INEC Chairman: Instruct Collation Officers to Upload Results
- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the conduct of some APC governors in various states is anti-democratic
- The PDP presidential candidate said the election is being manipulated by the state chief executives in the states where they hold sway
- The former vice president also tasked INEC to ensure all results from polling units are uploaded to their server
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FCT, Abuja - Atiku Abubakar has asked the national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to instruct the collation officers for the just concluded elections to upload the results from the polling units to the INEC server immediately.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the move is necessary to checkmate some governors who are trying to compromise the results at the local government collation level.
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In a statement sent to Legit.ng on Sunday, February 26, by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, Atiku said:
“It will be a disservice to Nigerians and a negation to democracy for anyone to subvert the will of the people as freely expressed in their votes of yesterday.”
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He called on Nigerians to be calm but vigilant to ensure that anti-democratic elements who are masquerading as progressives do not steal their mandate.
He also expressed gratitude to the Nigerian people for their support so far and pledged to continue to work hard to earn their trust and confidence.
The statement added:
“We are humbled and honoured by the early projections, which indicate that the Nigerian people have seen in Atiku Abubakar, the kind of leader they want to lead them into a brighter future.”
While it is still too early to predict the outcome of the elections, Atiku Abubakar’s early success has undoubtedly put him in a strong position as the race enters its final stages.
The statement concluded:
“From the current available figures, Atiku is winning in many states in the 6 geo-political zones. We urge our members and party agents to remain steadfast and watchful.”
2023 elections: Atiku beats Tinubu in Yobe governor’s local govt area
Meanwhile, Atiku has defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Gujba local government area of Yobe state.
The result was announced by the returning officer of the local government area, Dr Musa Hassan El-Zamani.
Atiku scored 8,204 votes against Tinubu, who scored 6,643 votes. In contrast, the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, scored 25 and 217 votes, respectively.
Vote buyers behaving like armed robbers, says Goodluck Jonathan
On his part, former President Goodluck Jonathan has described politicians who engage in vote-buying as “armed robbers.”
Jonathan made this assertion immediately after casting his vote on Saturday evening, February 25, in Bayelsa, his home state.
The former president said the conduct of politicians matters during the elections, noting that politics ought to be seen as a clean business.
Source: Legit.ng
