The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig elections in some states.

A statement by the PDP issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, on Monday, had accused Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, of “overtly playing the script of the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) by declaring governorship elections in states where the PDP is in clear lead as inconclusive”.

PDP alleged that the INEC Chairman had become “overtly partisan, surrendered its independence to the APC and carries on as a compromised umpire with obnoxious impunity, thereby sending signals of being heavily bribed by the APC to alter results for its candidates”.

PDP also made references to states where elections were declared inconclusive.

However, the electoral commission has denied the claims by PDP, stating that its primary goal is to ensure free, fair and credible elections.

A statement issued by Rotimi Oyekanmi, spokesman to the INEC Chairman, on Monday, read: “It is quite unfortunate that at this particular period when the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is busy trying to conclude the remaining governorship and state houses of assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party has embarked on making spurious and libelous allegations, without concrete proofs as usual.

“So far, the PDP has won in Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Enugu, Oyo, Abia, Cross River and Delta states according to the results declared by INEC. Interestingly, the PDP has not accused INEC of rigging the elections in these states.

“Sadly, the PDP has also not deemed it fit to commiserate with the families of our ad hoc staff and other Nigerians who lost their lives, including those who were injured in different parts of the country while trying to carry out their legitimate duties. This is rather unfortunate and regrettable.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission’s one and only interest in the 2019 general elections is to make votes count. It is to ensure free, fair and credible elections. When there is no interference with the electoral process and an election satisfies the provisions of the law, the Commission will always make a declaration of the results. But when there is interference or when an election fails to meet the requirements of the law, the Commission will not make a declaration.

“In the case of Rivers, the Commission was forced to suspend the election due to violence and threats to life, as a result of which it constituted a Fact Finding Committee to assess the situation and report back within 48 hours.

“In a couple of other states where a declaration was not immediately made, the elections did not meet the threshold required for such a declaration. The Commission will take the appropriate action prescribed by the law and make a declaration.”

The commission also appealed to Nigerians to “disregard allegations of bias being levelled against the Commission”.

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Before nko...any God knows d chief bribber in this election

PDP get problem no be small ooo ,dey win Oyo ,Akwa Ibom , Cross river ,IMO , Abia dey talk say the election show the wish of the people ,so if election no gree favour dem they go talk say INEC don collect bribe why dey no also talk say for the state way dey win dey also bribe INEC .

You are biased we know

All of them are same

Yakubu, thunder fire u!!

I believe very sane Nigerian knows that INEC has been excellent in its statutory duty to conduct a free and fair election.

The only issue was the failed start that led to the postponement, but the election conduct itself has been very fair.

All fake results are rejected by INEC, regardless of which party stands to gain.

PDP with their false allegation

Failed party

The same way they conducted a fair election in Osun.

INEC is crook

INEC is APC
APC is INEC

“Sadly, the PDP has also not deemed it fit to commiserate with the families of our ad hoc staff and other Nigerians who lost their lives, including those who were injured in different parts of the country while trying to carry out their legitimate duties. This is rather unfortunate and regrettable.

neither has the APC nor Presidency, they have all been quiet over the killings in rivers, Oyo etc. Human lives do not matter in Nigeria obviously

Only INEC can rig election successfully.




I am yet to notice any value Yakubu brought to INEC

Instead, he degraded the system after Jaga improved it a bit.

Mizwisdom:
Yakubu, thunder fire u!!

This one is still agonizing over Atiku's rejection by is own people.

Even his polling unit rejected him, only to support the state PDP candidates 2weeks later.

Just the way Arsene Wenger and arsenal bribed the center refree to win the march that they warned on Sunday

Not only bribe bt intimidated also.

Yes! INEC is partial!!

How can you make one non-candidate called Alhaji Inconclusive that does not have any party affiliation Governor of 6 different states where PDP was said to have won already.

Not just bribe enlone you guys are corruption in the image of Mr Lifeless AKA inconclusive

yerokunphilips:
PDP get problem no be small ooo ,dey win Oyo ,Akwa Ibom , Cross river ,IMO , Abia dey talk say the election show the wish of the people ,so if election no gree favour dem they go talk say INEC don collect bribe why dey no also talk say for the state way dey win dey also bribe INEC .

Shut up,thank you

Good response to a goofed accusation. Ologbondiyan is always quick to make unfounded statements just as Gov Wike, the chief alarmist. Their incursions into Oyo and Ondo states and lately Kano is well deserved and not rigged by INEC in their favour abi? They need a very good and sensible spokesperson in PDP

StOla:


This one is still agonizing over Atiku's rejection by is own people.

Even his polling unit rejected him, only to support the state PDP candidates 2weeks later.

Sophisticated m....

Mizwisdom:
Yakubu, thunder fire u!!

Make thunder fire you first. Since you don't have adults in your family.

Okay

yerokunphilips:
PDP get problem no be small ooo ,dey win Oyo ,Akwa Ibom , Cross river ,IMO , Abia dey talk say the election show the wish of the people ,so if election no gree favour dem they go talk say INEC don collect bribe why dey no also talk say for the state way dey win dey also bribe INEC .

Loss or Win free and fair is INEc job.

I expect this election to be a credible,as the man incharged of the affair of the country is being tag as Mr intagretity,if not Buhari will be the worst thing Nigeria ever had

yerokunphilips:
PDP get problem no be small ooo ,dey win Oyo ,Akwa Ibom , Cross river ,IMO , Abia dey talk say the election show the wish of the people ,so if election no gree favour dem they go talk say INEC don collect bribe why dey no also talk say for the state way dey win dey also bribe INEC .

baba cool down state pass state... Them they talk of River state, Kano state you they talk of Abia, Imo, Taraba shi does one na state wen it comes to election Key state are paramount

AfonjaConehead:


Sophisticated m....

We already proved our sophistication, the North already proved theirs, while the SouthEast continues to prove what we already know about them.

Right from presidential election to governorship, your commission did not performed credibly well at all. You know now , just pretending we all know the secret but no concrete evidence. You can't worked against your god father APC. You are a PRETENDER. That one is sure, so pdp are not lying against your commission at all.

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StOla:
I believe very sane Nigerian knows that INEC has been excellent in its statutory duty to conduct a free and fair election.

The only issue was the failed start that led to the postponement, but the election conduct itself has been very fair.

All fake results are rejected by INEC, regardless of which party stands to gain.

God bless you sir. But the children of hate may come after you sir.