The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign
council has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to
suspend the ongoing collation of election results.
The PDP campaign also asked the electoral body to declare
the presidential election inconclusive.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Daniel Bwala, spokesperson
of the PDP campaign, said the “elections have been criticized across the board
as one that is marred by irregularities and total departure from the electoral
act amendment”.
“This has led to a constitutional logjam created by the
protest pull out of the coalition of political parties which has now led us to
a situation of inclusive elections. Elections are only concluded when votes are
cast, results are announced and winners returned,” the statement reads.
“What is clear and
undisputed to all at this stage is that INEC is refusing to address the
observed problems and objections that have been widely expressed and shared and
also corroborated by the report of the major stakeholders in the country,
former presidents and international observers.
What is not clear is the intentions of the INEC chairman and INEC as a
commission.
“Section 65 of the electoral act mandates the INEC chairman
to correct every anomaly (s) raised by stakeholders of the process (political
party and their agents) within 7 days.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the electoral act is clear and
unambiguous to the effect that the anomalies must be corrected before the final
declaration of results and return, and not the order way.
“So INEC should
desist from any interpretation that will mislead the political parties because
pushing the review after the final declaration is tantamount to an exercise in
futility and a planned attempt to sidestep section 65 and the very reason for
its provision in the electoral act in the first place.
“Therefore, the options available to the INEC chairman in
law, fairness, transparency, equity and good conscience are thus.
“Suspend national collation immediately and address the
complaints raised by parties relating to BVAS bypass and electronic
transmission of results.
“Set a date for the conduct of elections in the affected
places and ensure results are uploaded as contained in the guidelines. The said
elections must be free and fair and BVAS used accordingly
“Cancel all the
collated and announced results so far until such a time when all the results
collated at the polling units alone be uploaded to the INEC server, same only
be announced, duplicate copies of which all party agents have for transparency
sake.
“Declare this election inconclusive and set a date for the
conduct of elections that addresses areas where BVAS was not used and where
violence occurred which suppress the voting rights of the people
“Address the Nigerian public in a televised speech on the
sanctity of the processes and integrity of his person to regain the confidence
of the Nigerian people and the international community.”
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