Nigeria's 2023 Election: Melaye, Atiku's Campaign Team Storm Out from INEC's Collation Centre
Dino Melaye, the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party's Presidential Campaign Council, has stormed out of the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.
Before leaving the centre with some members of the council, Melaye had argued that the results of the presidential election in Ekiti, as presented by INEC, did not tally with what officials declared from polling units in the state.
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Melaye, therefore, called on INEC's chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to adjourn the declaration of results for other states and reconvene after the results have been reviewed and double-checked.
However, Yakubu insisted that the process cannot be put on hold at this stage, adding that it will be concluded before the suggested review is looked into.
Moreover, Yakubu restated that there was no over-voting in Ekiti, as alleged by Melaye.
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Upon saying this, Melaye and other agents of the PDP walked out of the venue while the declaration of results continued.
Lawyer speaks with Legit.ng on calls for INEC to cancel 2023 elections
A legal practitioner who spoke with Legit.ng but wished to remain unnamed said political parties who are at odds with the results can take their grievance to the competent courts.
The lawyer said:
"So if the chairman goes ahead as it is the case now...the aggrieved parties can approach the courts with their evidence."
However, he noted that the situation in question is fraught with a lot of anomalies which the commission is aware of.
Source: Legit.ng
