Uhuru advices Nigerian politicians disputing results to seek legal redress
Uhuru in his first preliminary report on the Nigerian election advices politicians disputing results to seek legal redress
Uhuru in his first preliminary report on the Nigerian election advices politicians disputing results to seek legal redress.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that the Nigerian election was largely conducted under the cloud of violence in a number of states.
Uhuru, however, asked Nigerians to be patient and keep the peace as they awaited the announcement of the presidential election results in his speech on Monday.
Uhuru, who served as the head of the African Union Election Observers Mission (AUEOM), made the revelation in the first preliminary report.
“The election took place amidst general insecurity in the Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southsouth geo-political zones,” Uhuru stated.
AUEOM urged disgruntled voters and candidates to consider going to court rather than engaging in street brawls like those that were seen both during and after the election.
“The mission noted that the insecurity issue presented a challenge to the conduct of the elections as noted on the attack on the Inec offices, personnel, and materials before the election,” Uhuru stated.
AUEOM and the ECOWAS missions both cautioned that the violence now taking place in the nation might rapidly degenerate into mayhem at the press conference that was held on Monday, February 27.
Uhuru encouraged the 18 candidates for president to speak with their followers and implore them to remain calm while the election process continues throughout the nation.
Former Sierra Leonean President Bai Koroma, who led the ECOWAS team, echoed Uhuru’s concerns and noted that the early statements reflect the mission’s conclusions and recommendations to key electoral stakeholders.
Multiple reports show that opposition parties on Monday walked out of the venue where results from the tightly contested presidential elections are being announced.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party alleged that there was a lack of transparency in the new electronic voting system.
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However, Inec chairman Mahmood Yakubu dismissed the accusations and announced that the electoral process would continue unabated.
All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate Bola Tinubu commanded an early lead of around 40 percent of the votes cast.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 38 percent of the votes that had been counted.
While Peter Obi of the Labour Party mounted a strong challenge to the two-party system.
All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had dominated Nigeria since the end of military rule in 1999.
Obi was seen to have had the support of many young people, who make up a third of registered voters.
As of Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Inec chairman Mahmood Yakubu announced that only a third of the 36 states officially declared their results.
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