Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, retaliated against the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Friday, claiming that the claim by Tinubu’s presidential campaign council that there was election rigging in the southeast is proof that the election was, in fact, rife with irregularities.
In a statement released by Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Information, Phrank Shaibu, on Friday in Abuja, the opposition candidate criticised the APC presidential campaign committee for continuing to disparage and target Nigerians whose votes the governing party had stolen.
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According to Shaibu, it was evident that Nigerians did not want Tinubu, as evidenced by the fact that he had effectively seized control of the state of Lagos.
He stated: “Festus Keyamo’s claim that there was massive rigging in the southeast and that the APC will be challenging the votes in that region validates our position that this election was fraught with irregularities. This is the reason we are seeking the cancellation of the results.
“Is it not funny that Tinubu claimed he wanted to replicate the developments of Lagos across Nigeria, and yet the same people of Lagos rejected him at the poll? He and his minions unleashed thugs on the people of the state and, yet, still lost.
“We ask them to save their strength for the legal fireworks ahead. Nigerians and the world will see how All Progressives Criminals (APC) stole the mandate of the people and most importantly, they should explain to Nigerians why people have been partying in Columbia while there is grave silence in Nigeria since the declaration of their candidate.”
