President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will struggle with accepting defeat, according to an analysis of the Saturday presidential poll.

The analysis made exclusively for Daily Trust by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, United Kingdom, however said “how they (Buhari and Atiku) express their disappointment is the key issue.”

An Associate Fellow of the Africa Programme of the institute, Dr. Lena Koni Hoffman, also said the open popularity contests on the campaign trail through a succession of open-air rallies by Buhari and Atiku “are fundamentally uninspiring.”

She said, “The upside of the 2019 elections is that it has shown that Nigerians are tired of the two main parties that have dominated the last 20 years since the country returned to democracy and have an appetite for more capable candidates emerging through more credible and transparent processes.

“This means that 2019 may be significant not because of who wins but because it’s the threshold for politics-as-usual and the beginning of a transition to a different kind of politics and crop of candidates in 2023.”

Dr Hoffman added that “Lost in the intensity of this focus on the top ticket is the down ballot vote for the 360 members of the House of Representatives and the 109 members of the Senate.”

She said members of the National Assembly “are arguably the most crucial actors after the elections because of their role in addressing constitutional and legislative issues…”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/atiku-buhari-will-struggle-with-accepting-defeat-chatham-house.html

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Ordinarily, Bubu would've accepted defeat but the cabals won't allow him to accept.

Especially bubu

Exactly Buhari

Buhari won't struggle to accept defeat because of the huge gap Atiku will give him.

I heard Buhari collected Atiku's number yesterday... Because he knows he will soon need it.

Particularly PDP.... Their constant wailing and casting of aspercions in the electoral process will make it really hard for them to accept a negative result. Having said that, I have the belief that INEC and President Muhammadu Buhari will build on the gains of the 2015 elections...... I expect a free, fair and credible election

The margin with which Atiku will be trashed will be beyond what he can reject.

Atiku can approach the court of law after defeat...coz his defeat on Saturday is sure.

I'm hereby submit myself to the NextLevel come Saturday....

PMB/PYO = Sure game.

Atiku have never been known to instigate pre or post electoral violence unlike Buhari who have been notorious for same since he started contesting in 2003
Imagine Buhari saying "I will never hand over to PDP."

The result of the election would be accepted if PDP wins ....if not they rigged it ...and credible voters and well meaning Nigerians...would not even struggle to accept , we will totally reject it .....

Joshmodest:
The result of the election would be accepted if PDP wins ....if not they rigged it ...and credible voters and well meaning Nigerians...would not even struggle to accept , we will totally reject it .....

So, anything other than a PDP victory equals a rigged election ba?

70% of Nigerians are fed up with poverty and gloomy economy.

What do you expect at the polls but victory for PDP ?

Even APC supporters are restless.

Buhari can never accept defeat no matter how clear it is , even when the CPC had only one office in Nigeria the useless man refuse to accept defeat, is it now he is president he will accept defeat ..The truth is that we are going into this election trusting God to rise and remove Buhari for us

SAI BABA ALL THE WAY

Come quick FeBuhari 16th 2019.
We can't wait to listen to this beautiful words.....

SalamRushdie:
Buhari can never accept defeat

Nwanne, ndooo.
Your wailing goes on for another 4 years......
Get ready......

SalamRushdie:


I hope you are among the BMC that receive 250k a month because if you are among the ones on 30k you dey Bleep up

Here is your answer below, middle age wailer.....
Baba is giving you your answer first hand!

Buhari ruled your grand father, ruled your father, ruled you and you still want him to rule your children
Is it love potion??

Atikulate Obidiently. Don't go and sell your vote for 3 cups of rice and 2,000naira

na oshimole

He will have no other option...Buhari that is.

The winner is ... if INEC declare anybody, that person is the winner.

Make devil make them declare SOWORE the president.

Or

Make devil make Nigeria youths vote on Saturday for sowore omoyele

Back to daura is a go.

When they lose to this young man. They better deal with it.

post=75715746:

Nwanne, ndooo.
Your wailing goes on for another 4 years......
Get ready......

I hope you are among the BMC that receive 250k a month because if you are among the ones on 30k you dey Bleep up

Smile

Hmm