The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to adhere to its promise not to use incident forms for the 2019 general election.

Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Thursday in Abuja, said that he was worried about reports contrary to promises made by INEC that it would not use the incident forms.

He said that any change in the decision by INEC to reverse to use of incident forms was unacceptable to the PDP and to him.

According to him, any decision to use incident forms in the Feb. 16 election is to encourage rigging.

Abubakar said that data from the 2015 elections showed that 75 per cent of the almost 14 million people who voted without biometric accreditation in 2015 were linked to President Muhammadu Buhari.

“There are no reliable and accurate means of knowing who those voters were and whether they were genuine voters or sham voters.

“This disproportionate number of voters who voted without biometric accreditation in 2015 affected the integrity of those elections and we hold the INEC to its oft-repeated promise not to use anything but the Smart Card Readers and PVCs for the 2019 elections,’’ he said.

Abubakar said that the commission should remember that the world was watching and that Nigerians were alert to see if the present Chairman and board of INEC would place national interest above narrow interest.

He reminded the Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, of his promise to Nigerians at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders’ Forum on Elections which held in Abuja on Dec.10.

He said that Yakubu, at the event, assured Nigerians that the smart card reader had become an integral part of the electoral process and would be deployed for the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

Abubakar said that at ₦143 billion, it was safe to say that more than enough funds were appropriated for the INEC to acquire and distribute Smart Card Readers, hence no reason for change of decision.

He said that the job of the INEC was to give Nigerians a level playing field and also conduct an election that reflects the will of the people.

“We once again want to sound the alarm that only the strict use of Smart Card Readers and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can guarantee free, fair and credible elections that will be accepted by Nigerians and the international community,’’ he said

http://mcebiscoo.com/2019/01/03/2019-presidency-atiku-cries-inecs-decision-use-incident-forms/

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Why not cry me a lagoon

Chief wailer....

That is how you will cry till election day Atiku.

Corrupt crminal.

When you are a master of rigging election in the past, this is how you suspect any move made by INEC.

INEC is lacking in idea of how to rig the elections in favour of APC. They are trying everything, but Nigerians will shock them.

Before now;
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/inec-will-not-use-incident-form-in-2019-elections-rec/amp/

And today;
https://www.akelicious.net/2019/01/inec-retains-smart-card-reader.html

This Buhari-led APC government and all agencies under it can never be trusted.Please the court should address this issue.After same INEC have told the whole world it will not be using the "incidence form" because of the fear it will not give credibility to the election?

How does a supposed independent INEC wants the electorate & the observing world to trust it to conduct a credible election this year in the midst of this shameless volte face?

Nigerians were warned about the desperation of this unfortunate government then but sentiments beclouded our sound sense of judgement.

Series of tears from all PDP fronts

Hmmmm

Buharis best bet to rig

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Atiku cry cry baby...i will tell your Genny

INEC under Buhari will go down as the worst in Nigerian's history.

But posterity will judge him.

Pdp /Atiku tears and sorrow is our joy

Nonsense

When you have rigged election in the past yourself, this is how you suspect any move made by INEC.

I beg make we hear word.. Non of you go win

he has not started crying.. till February!!.. Nansense

atiku4President:
INEC is lacking in idea of how to rig the elections in favour of APC. They are trying everything, but Nigerians will shock them.

Lol shut up, Atiku is going NOWHERE!

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You have seen nothing yet. Lifeless is prepared to do more to hang on to power

atiku4President:
INEC is lacking in idea of how to rig the elections in favour of APC. They are trying everything, but Nigerians will shock them.

so eligible voters should be disfranchise because card readers fail to work??
Is incidence form illegal?

Justice will prevail

Our God is still the God that can crack a kernel with egg just to disgrace the stone.

Dear Buhari, if you like make Yusuf your son Chairman of INEC and Zahra your daughter Chief collating officer. You will still lose the February 16 elections and hand over to Atiku on May 29th. All your plans to rig will fail.

God go disgrace all of Una.

Hahaha this election is a walkover for APC.

I'm a serving Corp Member and automatically by default i'll work as INEC ad hoc staff and and i'll make sure i deliver all my ballor papers to buhari and use the incident form because i have experience in my 2015 election.

Atikulooters Kiss my ASS.

Atiku will cry as expected. He won’t cry after losing the upcoming election.

It is well.

atiku4President:
INEC is lacking in idea of how to rig the elections in favour of APC. They are trying everything, but Nigerians will shock them.

Lol.
Atiku is looking for loopholes to go to court.
If inec don't use incident form and Buhari is declare the winner,Atiku will go to court and claim that card readers fail and voters couldn't vote and the election should be cancel

It's too early for you cry ..

Your real cry will be February 20by God's grace.
There's nothing wrong using the incident form.

What happens should the card reader not read your own finger and you are deprived of voting?

You will then head to court shouting INEC deprive you of exercising your franchise that democracy is dead .

Atiku will be forming international community. The only people that have business with Atiku in the international community is the FBI

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Thought we suppose to improve on previous elections?