Press Statement
Borno By–Election: PDP
Decries APC Manipulations…Charges Members To Protect Votes In Kogi, Bayelsa
*Buhari
As a fallout
to the open manipulations of last Saturday’s Borno Central Senatorial by-election,
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged its members and supporters to be
on the alert and ready to defend votes in forthcoming elections, especially the
November 21 and December 5 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states
respectively.
PDP National
Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Monday said the call
has become necessary following the continuous violation of electoral rules and
intimidation of opposition by the APC Federal Government, as manifested in the
conduct of the Borno Central Senatorial by-election.
The party
said the by-election falls short of all acceptable standards and was
characterized by high-level manipulations by the APC, which used compromised
electoral officers and security forces to muscle votes in its favour.
“We have
repeatedly alerted Nigerians that our democracy is under threat in the hands of
the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government. Last Saturday’s Borno
Central Senatorial By-election, where compromised electoral officials and security
forces were brazenly used to intimidate the electorate and write votes for the
APC has brought this to the fore. This barefaced rape on our democracy is
completely unacceptable and must not be allowed to continue in the country.
