Atiku Abubakar Insists on Emerging Victorious Despite President Buhari Winning the Presidential Election
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Atiku Abubakar has made it clear that all hope is not lost, despite the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Saturday’s election by INEC earlier today.
Reports have it that PDP in an earlier statement today, February 27th, had rejected the outcome of the Presidential election, adding also that Atiku was heading to court.
Atiku Abubakar, at a world press conference in Abuja today, thanked Nigerians for choosing democracy and for voting for him on Saturday, urging them to remain calm.
Atiku said in a statement:
“For my fellow Nigerians who feel angry, disillusion and let down by the process, I appeal to you to remain calm and steadfast, Rome was not built-in a day. “We have the real figures, we have the facts that have spoken so loudly on Saturday, February 23, 2019. “As I have always said, this year is my three decades in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy, and this is the worst election in those 30 years.
“I told Gen. Abdsulsalami Abubakar two nights ago when he called me that not even the military conducted such a worst election. “This is a long journey but I am confident of victory. All hope is not lost, stay strong. By the grace of God we shall triumph,” he said. Abubakar said that “Democracy is the government of the people and by the people only when the people’s choice prevails”.
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Atiku Abubakar also alleged that on February 23rd, Nigerians saw the implementation of grand theft of the people’s will.
He made it clear that in Akwa Ibom state, for example, the result showed a statistical impossibility of a 62 per cent drop in voters’ numbers from the 2015 elections, even where voter registration and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection rates were much higher.
Atiku Abubakar further said:
“My dear Nigerians, it is for this reason that I Atiku Abubakar reject the result declared by the INEC which declared Muhammadu Buhari as duly returned by the majority of the lawful votes. “I am conferring with not just my party but also Nigerian people on the next step which will be revealed to the public shortly.’’
