Read the press statement from Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of
the Buhari Campaign Organization, below
THE ILLOGICALITY IN PDP’S REJECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
RESULTS
We have just read with great consternation the Press
Statement of the National Chairman of PDP rejecting the results as being
announced presently by INEC in Abuja.
The simple questions we ask the PDP and Atiku’s Campaign
team are as follows:
(1) How come the PDP is rejecting results that have not been
fully and completely announced? How can one reject the result of an uncompleted
game? The process of an election does not end until the final collation and
announcement of results.
(2) Is the PDP rejecting the totality of the results nationwide? If yes, does
it mean they also reject the results that would be announced later by INEC
which may indicate that they have won in certain areas? Are they also rejecting
the results already announced that indicate they won in some areas? For
instance, are they rejecting the results of the FCT already announced in which
they won?
(3) If indeed they are only rejecting areas where they lost, are they implying
that it is only in areas where they won that can be adjudged free and fair and
all areas where they lost must be adjudged rigged? Is that the mentality of
true democrats?
In the PDP statement, it is curious that they rejected the results as being
announced, yet they claim they are coasting to victory. What kind of logic is
that? What kind of confusion is now reigning in the minds of the top hierarchy
of the PDP that they can spew such illogicality?
It is now obvious that the top hierarchy of the PDP is
hysterical and nervous. We urge them to calm down.
Obviously, this is the first time they are sensing a massive
loss of an election as opposition party. It is a new experience for them. They
are confused and disoriented. For many years, they were used to manipulating
the instruments of State to just write results and announce themselves as
winners. As such they have a sense of entitlement to these instruments of State
that they could not fully manipulate this time because President Muhammadu
Buhari insisted on a level plain field for all.
We advise the PDP that as opposition party for many years,
we have been down this road before. This is not the time to sacrifice the
country for personal ambition. If they feel they have lost (as their statement
clearly indicates), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar must pick up his phone to make that
famous call to President Muhammadu Buhari. The world is watching him and so are
Nigerians.
Finally, we urge INEC, Nigerians and our international
friends not to be swayed by these infantile antics of the PDP. The process of
collation and announcement that is on-going should be done to its logical
conclusion after which anyone who is aggrieved should take full advantage of
the provisions of the law.