BEING TEXT OF A WORLD PRESS
CONFERENCE BY ATIKU ABUBAKAR, CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLES DMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE
FEBRUARY 23, 2019 ELECTIONS ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019.
Dear citizens of Nigeria,
Let me start by thanking you for
choosing democracy as the settled system of government for our great nation.
Democracy is a government of the
people by the people, only when the people’s choice prevails. That did not
happen on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
On Election Day, we saw the
implementation of grand theft of the people’s will. I am not one for hyperbole
so I will just let the facts speak for themselves.
In Akwa Ibom for instance, the
results showed a statistical impossibility of a 62% drop in voter numbers from
the 2015 elections even where voter registration and PVC collection rates were
much higher than in 2015.
This pattern was repeated in
strongholds of the Peoples Democratic Party, including in Delta, Rivers, Abia
and Benue states.
As this was occurring, we saw
another statistical impossibility wherein voter turnout and numbers increased
astronomically in Borno State by an almost miraculous 82% in the midst of
increased insecurity.
This pattern was also repeated in
other strongholds of the All Progressive Congress.
One begins to ask if insecurity is
conducive to higher voter turnouts and security is antithetical to high voter
turnout.
It is further curious that the
Peoples Democratic Party’s margin of victory in states outside the Southeast
and South-south were extremely slim across board. That again is a statistical
impossibility.
The fact is that when you calmly
look at the numbers declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission
as results of the February 23, 2019 elections, they do not add up.
Let me say that I am not speaking as
a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. I am speaking as a Nigerian when I
say that the electoral fraud perpetrated by the Buhari administration this past
Saturday cannot produce a government of the people for the simple reason that
it does not reflect the will of the Nigerian people.
It is for this reason that I, Atiku
Abubakar, reject the results declared by the Independent National Electoral
Commission declaring Muhammadu Buhari as duly returned by the majority of
lawful votes.
I am conferring with not just my
party, but also with the Nigerian people, on next steps, which will be revealed
to the public shortly.
For my fellow Nigerians who feel
angry, disillusioned, and let down by the process, I appeal to you to remain
calm and steadfast. Rome was not built in a day. We have the real figures, we
have the facts that were spoken so loudly on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
This is a long journey, but I am
confident of victory. All hope is not lost. Stay strong, by the grace of God we
shall triumph.
And to investors and friends of
Nigeria now pulling out of Nigeria, I urge you to be patient and keep faith
with the Nigerian people. Your quarrel is not with the Nigerian people. Your
quarrel is with those who stole their mandate. Please do not punish the people
by divesting from Nigeria.
Thank
you all and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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