By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
In spite of winning two out of the three Senatorial seats, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said that the result that declared Magnus Abe of the APC Winner, is an unprecended massive manipulation of the electoral process in active connivance with the security agencies.
The former ruling party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye said that it rejects the result.
“The whole world knows that elections did not take place in the Rivers South East Senatorial District. We therefore reject the declaration of Magnus Abe with the fabricated results, and demand INEC to conduct election in that Constituency. We promise to avail ourselves every opportunity to seek redress on this matter in the interest of democracy and that of the constituents who are denied their right to vote,” it said.
The statement explained that security forces were unprofessional during the rerun polls.
“We again condemn in totality, the adverse role of the Nigerian Army, the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS and other security agencies during this Re-run Elections in Rivers State. It was a nightmare and a complete reversal of their constitutional mandates of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the country and the protection of lives and properties.
“There are incontrovertible evidences that the security agencies worked for the APC against the interest of the Rivers people. They followed the directives of the APC Chairman, John Oyegun and Governor Ganduje of Kano State during the Mega Rally of the APC. They killed, they maimed, they harrased all in the desperate need to help the APC win at all cost. Very sad!
“It is trite that the Army dishonorably left their primary assignments and worked assiduously with INEC in collusion with the APC leaders in Rivers State led by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and mindlessly wrote the results that produced Senator Magnus Abe in Rivers South-East Senatorial District. This action depicts sheer rape on democracy.
“It is no gainsaying that this Re-run Elections in Rivers State was not only a contest between political parties but mostly the PDP in contest with the Army, the Police, the INEC, the APC, and the Federal Government of Nigeria represented by the Honourable Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and co manipulators,” it alleged.
PDP called on all Nigerians to rise up to this challenge and stop the Federal Government, the APC and INEC from organizing undemocratic elections as witnessed in most part of Rivers State and other previous elections in the Country since the assumption of this government.
“If Nigerian elections travesty continues, it is goodnight to democracy,” it added.
The party called on the international community to intervene to save Nigeria’s democracy from total collapse.
“The consequences of this electoral inpunity on the part of the APC administration has both national and international ramifiations. International community must not remain silent in the face of this onslaught on Nigerian democracy.”
