The Peoples Democratic Party has said it
will challenge the outcome of the March 28
presidential election.
The Independent National Electoral
Commission, through its Chairman and Chief
Returning Officer, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on
Wednesday morning, declared Maj. Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) of the All
Progressives Congress as the winner of the
election.
The PDP through its agent at the National
Collation Centre in Abuja on Wednesday,
when the final result was declared, had
refused to sign the result sheet despite its
candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan,
having earlier conceded defeat.
The agent of the PDP, Bello Fadile, who was
in attendance when parties were being called
upon to sign the result sheet, told journalists
shortly after the result was declared that the
party was not satisfied with the outcome of
the election and had decided to challenge it
at the election tribunal.
“Whether I sign it (the result sheet) or I don’t
sign it, does not make any difference. It
doesn’t invalidate the result. When we go to
court, then we can challenge the result,”
Fadile said.
When asked to confirm if the PDP will
challenge the result at the presidential
election petitions tribunal, Fadile added,
“Sure! The party petitioned. Don’t forget. So
the party will follow through the petition.
There are rules for this. The law is there.
“The result was declared on the 1st of April,
I think. We will follow the due process. Like
the president (Jonathan) said, ‘If you have
any grievances, follow due process and the
due process in this instance is to go to the
tribunal.”