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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the confession made by former deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, that he helped his party rig elections in the time past.

Mantu made the confession during an interview with Channels TV. When asked if he helped PDP rig elections, Mantu said

“Let me tell you one thing, yes I did.  I am now confessing the truth. I don’t have to go and change election (results) but when you provide money, you give money to INEC boys that if they see any chance they should favour you, you provide money to the security personnel. I tell you it’s not necessarily when I am contesting election but when my party sponsors a candidate, I will like that candidate to win'' he said

However in a statement released by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP distanced itself from Mantu's claim. The party also dismissed APC's advise that they should learn from Mantu and confess their sins against the country.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the advice by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to learn from former Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu's claims on how he rigged elections.

Senator Mantu’s reported claims was personal to him and has nothing to do with the PDP, as the party has never directed any of its members to rig election on its behalf, at any point since its formation.

Senator Mantu spoke about his personal activities and tendencies in the elections where he participated. The PDP has never directed or had any pact with him to rig election on its behalf. Never!

Individuals run their elections on the platform of political parties once they emerge as candidates. In the PDP, candidates are issued with the party’s Code of Conduct containing the basic rules of electioneering engagements.

There is nowhere in this rules of engagement where candidates or party members are directed to rig elections on behalf of the party. If any member’s conduct transgressed these basic rules of engagement, that individual did not act on behalf of the PDP, and as such the party cannot be vicariously held responsible.

It will therefore be misplaced for anybody, including the APC, to surmise that Senator Mantu, in the said confession of rigging, acted on behalf of the PDP.

After all, in 2007, Senator Mantu lost his own senatorial election. What, then, happened to his rigging machinery, if he could not deliver himself.

We urge the APC to manage its manifest failures in party administration as well as its incompetent, lack-lustre and wobbling governance which has grounded the nation’s economy and brought hunger and starvation to our people.

SOURCE : http://web.org.ng/1462/you-rigged-elections-for-yourself-and-not-for-us-pdp-tells-ibrahim-mantu/

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May we never be denied like PDP denied Mantu or forsaken like Jonathan forsook Metuh even despite a court summon.

Hahahhahahhah, I did not disturb myself reading this article because I know where it is ending.
The last time I checked in Nigeria electoral act an individual don't contest for an elective position rather the party does all I am saying is that he rigged an election for PDP and not for himself.

Fools

PDP should bury their faces in shame... Foolish sets of elders including APC too...

You are all the same

Politicians are all the same

MEDICINE AFTER DEATH

After all, in 2007, Senator Mantu lost his own senatorial election. What, then, happened to his rigging machinery, if he could not deliver himself.
We urge the APC to manage its manifest failures in party administration as well as its incompetent, lack-lustre and wobbling governance which has grounded the nation’s economy and brought hunger and starvation to our people.
Shameless & useless politicians So APC government have never deemed it for to get Mantu arrested to even probe this weighty allegation
The second paragraph just depict what they stand for.Shithole country with election riggers everywhere.

Election don dey come. Different stories everywhere.

The evil of their past haunting them.

I hope the PDP has repented.

Watch as it unfold

All these because of 2019

Who sent him sef?

There's no difference between APC and PDP.it's Like a mad man who changed clothes, he's still mad!!

He should be arrested

Is Mantu's self-confessed offence not punishable by the electoral act as at the time the rigging was done?

Why is he not quizzed already by the relevant law enforcement agent? Who knows, he might have more to divulge

As for the APC's ' hollier than thou' posture, Nigerians know better.

GavelSlam:
What of Anenih?

Look, oga, no one is going to be prosecuted for election rigging in Nigeria because Nigerians are not yet convinced of the good/benefits of having a free and fair election....

This will just be used as a weapon of mass destruction between PDP and APC.

In sane country Sen. Mantu and most senators from his region should be on a farm picking berries

What a shame!
Whether rigged or not, nothing changed.

Throwback:
May we never be denied like PDP denied Mantu or forsaken like Jonathan forsook Metuh even despite a court summon.

or APC that denies everything and blames everyone

And Mantu won't be investigated and arrested for such crimes because he wants to do same to APC?

I loved when they added "if you had actually rigged the election we would have won so just shut up your mouth".

Don't deny what is obvious afterall after winning an election via rigging, late president Yaraduwa owned up that the election that brought him to power was rigged. So pdp what are you saying?

Nawa o

deafeyez:
And Mantu won't be investigated and arrested for such crimes because he wants to do same to APC?

watch as APC written script unfold