The Obidient Movement has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election, alleging that the victory declared for the All Progressives Congress was marred by violence, intimidation, and manipulation.
The group called for an immediate investigation into the
conduct of the poll, insisting that the announced results did not reflect the
will of the electorate.
Briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the National
Coordinator of the movement, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, described the election as a
coordinated effort to suppress voters and undermine democracy.
“We address you today with a heavy heart, filled with both
profound disappointment and righte
ous anger. The results of the Abuja Municipal Area Council
chairmanship election are not just a political setback; they are a brazen
assault on the very foundations of our democracy,” Yunusa said.
The movement disclosed that it supported the African
Democratic Congress candidate, Dr. Moses Paul, adding that its supporters
mobilised strongly in pursuit of what it termed a new Nigeria.
It accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of
contributing to voter apathy by restructuring polling units without adequate
public notice, making it difficult for voters to locate their voting centres.
According to the group, the situation turned deadly at the
Gwagwa polling unit, where one of its agents, Musa Abubakar, was allegedly
killed while resisting an attempt by hoodlums to seize ballot boxes. The
movement said the incident created panic among party representatives across
several polling areas.
Yunusa alleged that agents were harassed, threatened, and
intimidated in a deliberate attempt to silence them, adding that fear forced
many to abandon their posts after the killing. He explained that the movement
initially avoided raising widespread alarm to prevent further panic among
agents still on duty.
While expressing sympathy to the bereaved family, the group
said Dr. Moses Paul and his team had visited to show solidarity and support.
The Obidient Movement maintained that voters in AMAC had
chosen a new direction and that the declared outcome did not reflect the true
will of the people. It called for a comprehensive and transparent review of the
election and urged security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible
for the violence.
“This is no longer about one election. This is a fight for
the soul of our nation,” the statement said, while appealing to Nigerians,
civil society organisations, and the international community to press electoral
authorities to address the alleged irregularities and restore confidence in the
electoral process.
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