The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of Magnus Abe by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of Rivers
South East Senatorial District.
The party declared that “The whole world know that elections did not take place in the Rivers South East Senatorial District.”
It also has
condemned in strong terms, the delay by INEC in releasing the remaining
collated results of the just concluded Rivers State Re-Run Elections.
The party
alleged that INEC was withholding the results in cohort with security
agencies to pave way for the APC to manipulate the outcome of the
Elections.
A statement by
the spokesman of the Makarfi-led PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said “The
only result that has been released which declared Magnus Abe of the APC
Winner, is an unprecended massive manipulation of the electoral process
in active connivance with the security agencies.
“The whole world know that elections did not take place in the Rivers South East Senatorial District.
“We therefore
reject the declaration of Magnus Abe with the fabricated results, and
demand INEC to conduct election in that Constituency. We promise to
avail ourselves every opportunity to seek redress on this matter in the
interest of democracy and that of the constituents who are denied their
right to vote.”
The party
further listed results that are being withheld as follows: Rivers West
and East Senatorial Districts, Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency
and Andoni State House of Assembly Constituency.
It added “We have the results declared at the various
polling units which show that, Senator George Abiye Sekibo of the PDP
won the Rivers East Senatorial District while Senator Osinakachukwu
Ideozu also of the PDP won the Rivers West Senatorial District,
respectively.
“Equally, we
make bold to state that Hon. Abiante and Ikunyi Ibani both of the PDP
won their respective elections into Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal
Constituency and Andoni State Constituency, respectively.
“INEC is
currently witholding these results in cohort with security agencies to
pave way for the APC to manipulate the outcome of the Elections. We urge
INEC to immediately release the affected results intact. Anything short
of this is unacceptable and the INEC, security agencies and the
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi should be held responsible in
whatever manner the people of Rivers State decide to react for robbing
them of their votes.
“We again condemn in totality, the adverse role of the
Nigerian Army, the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other
security agencies during this Re-run Elections in Rivers State. It was a
nightmare and a complete reversal of their constitutional mandates of
safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Country and the protection
of lives and properties. There are incontrovertible evidences that the
security agencies worked for the APC against the interest of the Rivers
people.They followed the directives of the APC Chairman, John Oyegun and
Governor Ganduje of Kano State during the Mega Rally of the APC. They
killed, they maimed, they harrased all in the desperate need to help the
APC win at all cost. Very sad!
“It is trite
that the Army dishonorably left their primary assignments and worked
assiduously with INEC in collusion with the APC leaders in Rivers State
led by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and mindlessly wrote
the results that produced Senator Magnus Abe in Rivers South-East
Senatorial District. This action depicts sheer rape on democracy.
“It is no
gainsaying that this Re-run Elections in Rivers State was not only a
contest between political parties but mostly the PDP in contest with the
Army, the Police, the INEC, the APC, and the Federal Government of
Nigeria represented by the Honourable Minister of Transport, Rotimi
Amaechi and Co.
“We therefore
call on all Nigerians to rise up to this challenge and stop the Federal
Government, the APC and INEC from organizing undemocratic elections as
witnessed in most part of Rivers State and other previous elections in
the Country since the assumption of this government. If Nigerian
elections travesty continues, it’s goodnight to democracy.
“Finally, we
once again call on the international community to intervene to save our
democracy from total collapse. The consequences of this electoral
inpunity on the part of the APC administration has both national and
International ramifications. International community must not remain
silent in the face of this onslaught on Nigerian democracy.”
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