Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, says Peter Obi,
presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), won the election conducted on
February 25.
In a communique issued on Wednesday by Sola Ebiseni,
Afenifere’s secretary, the group, accused the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) of manipulating the results of the election to favour the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Afenifere said the results it obtained through credible
sources confirmed that the candidate of the LP won the polls.
“That Afenifere recalled the sustained struggles of the
Nigerian people culminating in the amendment of the Electoral Act 2010 and the
enactment of the Electoral Act 2022 by the National Assembly,” the communique
reads.
“That pursuant to the
said power enabling it in that behalf the Commission issued the INEC
Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022 and in Clause 38
thereof provides that “upon completion of all the Polling Unit voting and
results, procedures, the Presiding Officer shall:-(i) Electronically transmit
or transfer the result of the Polling Unit, direct to the collation system as
prescribed by the commission. (ii) Use BVAS to upload a scan of ES8A to INEC
Result Viewing Portal (IReV), as prescribed by the commission.
“That the results of the lawful votes at the election
available to the Afenifere through credible sources confirm that His Excellency
Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party won the said
election and we thus support his decision challenging the contrary Declaration
by the INEC.
“That the General Meeting hereby denounced in strong terms
and dissociated Afenifere from any congratulatory message in the name of the
Organisation or howsoever to any candidate as illegally declared by the INEC.
“That Afenifere
reiterates that for equity, fairness, national cohesion and peaceful corporate
existence, the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be
person of its Southern part and specifically the South East.”
The group also called on residents of Lagos to vote for
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party during the forthcoming governorship
polls.
“We unequivocally endorse and urge the people of Lagos to
vote for him. Afenifere calls on INEC to ensure free and credible Gubernatorial
and House of Assembly elections in accordance with the constitution, the extant
Electoral Act and its mandatory Guidelines earlier mentioned,” it said.
“That in accordance with the hallowed Yoruba culture of
civilised conduct, Afenifere assures all persons resident in Yorubaland,
indigenes and non-indigenes, of protection in the conduct of their lawful
duties and particularly the free exercise of the rights to vote for candidates
of their choice in all elections and thus warn all threats mongers and
merchants of violence to desist therefrom.
“That Afenifere calls
on the President and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and all security
agents to guarantee the safety of the people, and free, fair and peaceful
elections throughout Nigeria.
“That the international community should show special
concerns in the ongoing electioneering process in Nigeria in the interest of
peace in the global community.”
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