The All Progressive Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council on Monday again warned foreign and local observers on plans by the main Opposition Party (PDP) to discredit and destabilize the process that would lead to a logical completion of the February 23, 2019, Presidential Elections by way of announcement of results in line with the established procedure in the Electoral Law.
Festus Keyamo, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, in a statement in Abuja, said however that from reports available to it at the Situation Room of the Election Planning and Monitoring Directorate of the All Progressives Congress from across our country, “it is safe to conclude that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has done a good job despite the challenges and the delays experienced in some cases”
Keyamo noted that with over 84 million Permanent Voters Cards (71 m collected), mobilising the citizenry to exercise their democratic right to vote has been a massive undertaking but, thankfully, it was conducted largely peacefully and on schedule.
“We wish to acknowledge and thank all the regional, continental and global observer groups that have acknowledged the peaceful, transparent process in their various preliminary reports issued earlier today. “Against this backdrop, the plethora of unconstitutional acts by the main opposition (PDP) and its sympathizers like urging a premature declaration of its candidate as winner and filling the social media space with fake results transcend all boundaries of descent conduct.
He however urged the international friends, observers and patriotic Nigerians not to be deceived.
“Very early in the build up to the Elections, the Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate embarked on a cynical plan to discredit INEC as a backup plan in the likely event of them losing the election.
“You would recall, in this respect, unsubstantiated and wild claims made by Candidate Atiku and his cohorts that were all designed to put a question mark around INEC and damage the faith of the electorate in the democratic process. “This is an assault on our democracy; it is an affront to millions of Nigerians who trooped out to exercise their civic duty by voting in the elections.
The PDP ; he said , by their action, saying that if they don’t win fairly then they are willing to tear down the walls to get their way by hook or by crook. Keyamo noted that spite of this unjustifiable and provocative stance, “we are confident that the results by INEC are free and fair”
Keyamo , while noting that elections have progressed over the years and asked the PDP not derail the country to the dark past with its childish antics, added that “ announcements by INEC which has gotten underway will be concluded in due course. Let us all be patient and let this credible process take its course.”
Tony Ailemen, Abuja
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