2023 Election Result: Atiku Reveals Reason Behind PDP Protest

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has opened up on the reason behind Monday’s protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters.

Atiku who spoke with newsmen at the gate of the INEC office in Abuja accused the electoral umpire of contravening all the provisions of the 2022 Electoral law during the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria.

He added that prior to the final announcement of results, the PDP had raised an alarm, calling INEC’s attention to the irregularities observed.

The former Vice President however said INEC didn’t consider its objections but went ahead to declare the results which gave victory to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Atiku said, “All the provisions of the current Electoral law have been completely contravened. We were protesting and then INEC was not listening and went on to announce the result.

“That is why we are protesting.”

He added that the protest does not stop the PDP from heading to court in the bid to reclaim its mandate.

“We have the right to protest under the constitution, and it doesn’t stop us from going to the court,” he said.

Earlier, Naija News had reported Atiku told reporters that the protest would continue for a long time.

“In fact this protest will continue for a very long time, either every day or any other day,” the PDP presidential candidate told reporters.