The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concerns at the rejection of the results of the 2019 presidential election by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the move as illogical. National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, had rejected the results as being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing the ruling party of conniving with the electoral umpire to manipulate the polls and disenfranchise PDP members in several parts of the country.

But the Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Festus Keyamo, said it was curious that the PDP was rejecting the results even when the final collations were yet to be concluded. Keyamo raised a number of posers on the development and accused the opposition party of trying to stir up a crisis.


“What kind of logic is that? What kind of confusion is now reigning in the minds of the top hierarchy of the PDP that they can spew such illogicality? “Is the PDP rejecting the totality of the results nationwide?

If yes, does it mean they also reject the results that would be announced later by INEC, which may indicate that they have won in certain areas? Are they also rejecting the results already announced that indicate they won in some areas? For instance, are they rejecting the results of the FCT already announced in which they won?

“It is now obvious that the top hierarchy of the PDP is hysterical and nervous. We urge them to calm down. Obviously, this is the first time they are sensing a massive loss of an election as opposition party. It is a new experience for them. “They are confused and disoriented.

For many years, they were used to manipulating the instruments of State to just write results and announce themselves as winners. As such, they have a sense of entitlement to these instruments of State that they could not fully manipulate this time, because President Muhammadu Buhari insisted on a level plain field for all.

“We advise the PDP that as opposition party for many years, we have been down this road before. This is not the time to sacrifice the country for personal ambition. If they feel they have lost (as their statement clearly indicates), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar must pick up his phone to make that famous call to President Buhari.

The world is watching him and so are Nigerians,” he said. Keyamo urged INEC, Nigerians and the international community not to be swayed by what he described as the “infantile antics” of the opposition party as the process of collation and announcement of election results must be carried to its logical conclusion, after which anyone who is aggrieved could take full advantage of the provisions of the law.

He said that going by the reports received in the Situ ation Room of the Election Planning and Monitoring Directorate of the APC, it was safe to conclude that INEC had done a good job despite the challenges and the delays experienced in some cases. Keyamo noted that it was unconstitutional and premature for the PDP and its sympathizers to seek a premature declaration of its candidate as winner of the election when the results were still being collated..
“This is an assault on our democracy; it is an affront to millions of Nigerians who trooped out to exercise their civic duty by voting in the elections.

The PDP is, in essence and most unfortunately, saying that if they don’t win fairly, then they are willing to tear down the walls to get their way by hook or by crook. “In spite of this unjustifiable and provocative stance, we are confident that the results by INEC are free and fair.
Our elections have progressed over the years and we ask that the PDP do not derail us to the dark past with its childish antics,” Keyamo said.