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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate yesterday rejected the outcome of the Bayelsa and Kogi states’ governorship election.

The Senators, led by the Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe, announced the caucus’ position at a news conference in Abuja.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) – David Lyon and Governor Yahaya Bello-winners of last Saturday’s Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections, respectively.

Other PDP Senators with Abaribe during the briefing include Senators Sahabi Yau, Matthew Urhoghide and Philip Aduda.

Abaribe said: “We totally reject the pronouncement made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and we are worried about the trend of what happened in those elections.

”The outright intimidation and killings of Nigerians during the elections; we know that those results were not a true reflection of what happened in the field.

”We are concerned that all the gains made by the PDP since 1999 seem to have been eroded by elections starting in Edo, Osun, Ekiti, and recently Bayelsa and Kogi, seem to have been lost.

”We are also worried about the killing of a Woman Leader in Kogi, even after results had been announced and winners declared.

”We call on the President to direct the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately fish out the killers of the lady, Mrs. Acheju Abu, whose only offence is that she is a member of the opposition.

”What it tells us is that all of us who are members of the opposition are not safe. We hear that the police are launching an investigation, but it must not be swept under the carpet.”

He added that Senator Dino Melaye had also told him that his (Melaye’s) cousin was killed.

”If we leave the matter to continue to stay this way we don’t know what will happen in 2023,” Abaribe lamented.

The lawmaker added: “For INEC , all we have seen is a steady decline in the efficacy of our elections.

”We do not know where they got the figures they declared in Kogi and Bayelsa. We are in touch with our members in the various states and they have told us that the results did not reflect the voting pattern at the polling booths. We are totally resolved to confront what is going on in our electoral system.”
https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-senators-reject-bayelsa-kogi-election-results/amp/

NgeneUkwenu:
What is PDP?

Omoboricash:

If you have access to 2007 Nigeria decides on AIT, check how Maurice Iwu announced the result osun while the collation was still going on at INEC headquarter in Osogbo.
I will also like to refer you to president Yardua inauguration speech what he said about the election that brought him to power.
We don't need to abuse each, let present fact and figures of our discussion. Let our arguments be reasonable and informative. You may know what I don't know and same go to me too.
If south west could be in opposition for 16 year of pdp ruling at federal level, without abusing or calling other region who enjoyed federal government appointment and project animals or derogatory names. I expected the region that now on oppositions to also respect the political decision of south west.

Harryase:
I still do no know if Kogi people really reelected the incumbent.

Omoboricash:

Pls I will appreciate if you can point out what I don't know that I wrote.
As for honest people, Nigeria politicians are the same except the few.
Some of them cannot stand/live without government money or contract. That's why you see some of these pdp members cross carpeting to ruling party.
It was just unfortunate our political parties lack ideology unlike what we had during the first republic.