Connect with us

    Hi, what are you looking for?

    Politics

    2023 presidential elections: LP, PDP reacts to FG’s rejection of EU observer report

    Tinubu

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), have criticized the FG for rejecting the European Union’s (EU) final report on the February 25 presidential election.

    The EU Observer Mission in a statement highlighted “enduring systemic weaknesses” in the election and provided 23 recommendations for electoral reforms, emphasizing the need for transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability.

    On June 27, Barry Andrews, the EU chief observer, faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the operational challenges and glitches experienced with the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) and the result viewing portal.

    Andrews said the discrepancies in the elections severely damaged public confidence in the electoral body.

    But the Presidency in a statement on Sunday, July 20 described the EU report as a “poorly done desk job” and refuted claims of election flaws.

    The Presidency criticized the EU’s data-gathering techniques and asserted that the 2023 general elections were credible and well-organized.

    In response, PDP’s flagbearer in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, questioned the credibility of the election, citing delayed result uploads by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saying the FG has refused to acknowledge the truth.

    Phrank Shaibu, a special assistant to Atiku, said the EU’s final report on the 2023 polls showed that the election was not a true reflection of the people’s will

    Also, the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, said that the presidency’s comment is a face-saving measure.

    “It will interest the government to note that the European Union’s report is only one out of numerous submissions by other international Observers who have described the outcome of the election as a sham and an exercise that did not reflect the will of the majority of Nigerians,” Ifoh was quoted as saying.

    He said the “Labour Party stands by the position of the EU observation mission. We have always said that this election was massively rigged in favour of the APC and their candidate.

    “What the FG is saying is just an afterthought and a shameless effort to mask the obvious. Even the blind can see, the deaf can hear and they know this election was manipulated.”

    Spread the love
    Click to comment

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    ad

    You May Also Like

    E-Financial

    Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail, and commercial bank, on Tuesday hosted corporate customers in the non-oil sector at its Global Trade Forum. The...

    News

    Bill Gates, Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has called on global leaders to make bold choices that could save millions of...

    News

    President Bola Tinubu has declared Nigeria’s ambition to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games a “dream” that must be realised, urging the international sporting body...

    News

    South Korea has opened a criminal trial for Kim Keon Hee, the wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, marking the first time...