INEC Failed Woefully In Conduct Of Presidential Election – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the just-concluded presidential election.

Recall that INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, having won in 12 states and pulled 8, 794, 726 votes to defeat Atiku, who scored 6,984,520.

While the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, scored 6,101,533 votes; and the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, garnered 1, 496, 687.

However, in his press conference on Thursday, Atiku condemn the action of INEC, noting that its mode of operation during the presidential election was a rape of democracy.

The former Vice president added that the just-concluded presidential election and its process were grossly flawed, adding that INEC failed woefully in the conduct of the exercise.

He said, “It is the worst election since the start of the democratic era in Nigeria. It was indeed a raid on our democracy. () The outcome of the election was grossly flawed and will be adequately challenged by all of us.

“It’s my hope that the judiciary will redeem itself and rise to the expectations of Nigerians and save Nigeria from the carnage of democracy.”

Renewing the fate of his supporters, Atiku said the PDP will not sit idle and watch their rights taken away from them, adding that he would fight constitutionally to reclaim the mandate.

He said: “We will not sit idly by and watch your right taken away from you”.