Bola Tinubu and his spokesperson, Dele Alake, were also criticised by Atiku for attempting to undermine the EU study.
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for president in 2023, has challenged President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress to acknowledge that the election was rigged.
This is stated in a statement written and signed by Phrank Shaibu, Atiku’s special assistant for public communication.
Atiku commended the European Union Election Monitoring Group for concluding in its report that the most recent election was riddled with anomalies and fell short of the required level of legitimacy.
Bola Tinubu and his spokesperson, Dele Alake, were also criticised by Atiku for attempting to undermine the EU study.
The Independent National Election Commission could not explain why, over five months after the election, it failed to put the complete results on its result viewing page. According to the statement, even the deceased recognised that the most recent election lacked legitimacy.
Atiku, who criticised Alake’s assertion that the EU was a meddling interloper responsible for undermining the election, argued that it was hypocritical of the Nigerian government to accept millions of dollars in election funding from the EU before later asserting that the EU has no right to comment on the election.
He said that even elementary school students who did not cast a ballot know how INEC failed and how Tinubu corrupted the last election.
“The Presidential election took place on February 25, 2023, however as of July 2, 2023, the results still need to be properly published. Even though it was the most costly election in West Africa’s history, this nevertheless happened.
“How can an election be characterised as credible by any sensible person when the whole results have not been properly uploaded after over five months? There is honour among thieves too! They need to acknowledge that they rigged. We would not execute them.
“The EU reported spending 39 million euros towards Nigeria’s 2023 elections in September last year. The majority of the funds were used to assist INEC’s election.
“The EU not only gave INEC employees training but also contributed equipment, allowing INEC to hold a chaotic election. Given that the EU was the greatest contributor to INEC, why would Alake assert that it has no right to speak? Mr. Alake would be better off keeping silent than attempting to defend the inadmissible.
