World Press Conference, delivered by H.E., Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON

World Press Conference, delivered by H.E., Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23, 2019 Elections on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

Dear citizens of Nigeria,

Let me start by thanking you for choosing democracy as the settled system of government for our great nation.

Democracy is a government of the people by the people, only when the people’s choice prevails. That did not happen on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

On Election Day, we saw the implementation of grand theft of the people’s will. I am not one for hyperbole so I will just let the facts speak for themselves.

In Akwa-Ibom for instance, the results showed a statistical impossibility of a 62% drop in voter numbers from the 2015 elections even where voter registration and PVC collection rates were much higher than in 2015.

This pattern was repeated in strongholds of the Peoples Democratic Party, including in Delta, Rivers, Abia and Benue states.

As this was occurring, we saw another statistical impossibility wherein voter turnout and numbers increased astronomically in Borno State by an almost miraculous 82% in the midst of increased insecurity.

This pattern was also repeated in other strongholds of the All Progressive Congress.
One begins to ask if insecurity is conducive to higher voter turnouts and security is antithetical to high voter turnout.

It is further curious that the Peoples Democratic Party’s margin of victory in states outside the Southeast and South-south were extremely slim across the board. That again is a statistical impossibility.
The fact is that when you calmly look at the numbers declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission as results of the February 23, 2019 elections, they do not add up.

Let me say that I am not speaking as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. I am speaking as a Nigerian when I say that the electoral fraud perpetrated by the Buhari administration this past Saturday cannot produce a government of the people for the simple reason that it does not reflect the will of the Nigerian people.

It is for this reason that I, Atiku Abubakar, reject the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission declaring Muhammadu Buhari as duly returned by the majority of lawful votes.

I am conferring with not just my party, but also with the Nigerian people, on next steps, which will be revealed to the public shortly.

For my fellow Nigerians who feel angry, disillusioned, and let down by the process, I appeal to you to remain calm and steadfast. Rome was not built in a day. We have the real figures, we have the facts that were spoken so loudly on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

This is a long journey, but I am confident of victory. All hope is not lost. Stay strong, by the grace of God we shall triumph.

And to investors and friends of Nigeria now pulling out of Nigeria, I urge you to be patient and keep faith with the Nigerian people. Your quarrel is not with the Nigerian people. Your quarrel is with those who stole their mandate. Please do not punish the people by divesting from Nigeria.
Thank you all and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Buhari Re-Elected President

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, has been declared the winner of the Presidential election held on February 23, 2019.

Buhari, who is the incumbent President, defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to emerge the winner in the keenly contested poll.

Announcing the final results of the election on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said President Buhari polled a total of 15,191,847 to defeat his closest rival and the PDP candidate, Atiku, who polled 11,262,978.

From start, Buhari proved to be the man to beat, leading all other candidates and ending with a wide margin of almost four million votes ahead of Atiku, and drawing his largest block of votes from the core Northern states.

The 76-year-old Buhari won in a total of 19 states, scoring the statutory 25 percent of total votes cast in those states, while his main challenger, Atiku, won in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

With the announced result, President Buhari has satisfied the requirement of the law, which states that to be declared president, a candidate must have a majority of votes cast nationwide and at least 25 percent of votes cast in two-thirds of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The announcement of Buhari as winner brings to an end six days of an electoral process that began effectively after a week of postponement, prompted by logistical challenges in the distribution of electoral materials, according to INEC.

The shift in the date of the Presidential and National Assembly elections to February 23 from February 16 had triggered outrage across the country, heightening tension among the citizens and the political parties, with the ruling APC and main opposition PDP accusing each other of colluding with INEC to influence the outcome of the elections.

It also generated concern among local and international observer missions, casting doubt about the credibility of the process.

The fears were soon dispelled as INEC stepped up its communication with stakeholders, offering the assurance that it was set to deliver a free, fair and credible election.

Buhari’s victory comes amid protest by the main opposition party against what it describes as lack of level playing field in the run-up to the presidential election, as well as observed lapses in the electoral process, including alleged over-voting, vote buying and other forms of electoral manipulations.

SN	PARTY	TOTAL VOTES POLLED
1	A	19,209
2	AA	14,380
3	AAC	33,953
4	AAP	8,902
5	ABP	4,523
6	ACD	11,325
7	ACPN	7,223
8	ADC	97,874
9	ADP	54,930
10	AGA	4,689
11	AGAP	3,071
12	ANDP	3,104
13	ANN	16,779
14	ANP	3,586
15	ANRP	4,340
16	APA	36,866
17	APC	15,191,847 ….. WINNER
18	APDA	26,558
19	APGA	66,851
20	APM	26,039
21	APP	3,585
22	ASD	2,146
23	AUN	1,092
24	BNPP	1,649
25	CAP	1,111
26	CC	2,391
27	CNP	1,874
28	DA	2,769
29	DPC	5,242
30	DPP	14,483
31	FRESH	4,554
32	FJP	4,174
33	GDPN	41,852
34	GPN	4,924
35	HDP	1,663
36	ID	1,845
37	JMPP	1,853
38	KP	1,911
39	LM	1,438
40	LP	5,074
41	MAJA	2,651
42	MMN	14,540
43	MPN	2,752
44	MPN	2,752
45	NAC	2,279
46	NCMP	1,378
47	NCP	3,799
48	NDCP	1,192
49	NDLP	1,588
50	NEPP	1,524
51	NFD	4,096
52	NIP	2,248
53	NNPP	6,111
54	NPC	10,081
55	NRM	6,229
56	NUP	5,323
57	PCP	110,196
58	PDP	11,262,978
59	PPA	21,822
60	PPC	8,979
61	PPN	4,622
62	PT	2,613
63	RAP	2,972
64	RBNP	1,792
65	RP	2,388
66	SDP	34,746
67	SNC	28,680
68	SNP	3,941
69	UDP	3,970
70	UP	1,561
71	UPN	1,631
72	WTPN	732
73	YES	2,394
74	YPP	21,886

The PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, had declared that the results as being announced by INEC in Abuja were unacceptable by the party.

The party called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to halt the collation and announcement of results, insisting that the outcomes were not valid.

Also echoing the PDP National Chairman in a statement on Tuesday, the Deputy Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Tanimu Turaki, said, “We have evidence from the smart card reader accreditation data that what is being announced by INEC has been seriously tampered with and manipulated.”

He stated further, “The PDP predicates its demand on available evidence to the effect that data from the card readers are being reconfigured to suit the manipulations, rigging, and over-voting already carried out during the election in some states by the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

The election this year is the sixth since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999. Buhari was first elected President in 2015, on his fourth attempt to lead the country.

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BREAKING: Dino Melaye Wins Kogi West Senatorial District

Senator Dino Melaye has won the race for Kogi West Senatorial District, beating his arch-rival Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC.

According to an announcement by INEC Returning Officer, Professor Emmanuel Bala, Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi who scored 66, 901 votes.

The Kogi West Senatorial District comprises seven LGAs namely: Lokoja, Kogi/Koton Karfe, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Mopa -Muro.

According to stats made available to party agents and journalists in Lokoja, Melaye won 6 of the 7 local government areas that make up the Senatorial district.

Below are the Final results as announced by INEC at the Commission’s collation centre in Lokoja on Sunday night.

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Saraki loses senatorial seat to APC candidate

Nigeria’s senate president Bukola Saraki has lost his re-election bid to the Red Chamber to the ruling All Progressives Congress’s candidate Ibrahim Oloriegbe.

Saraki currently represents the Kwara Central senatorial district in Ilorin, Kwara state. He lost to his challenger in all the four local councils in the district.

The results from the four local councils in the senatorial district are below.

Ilorin West LG
APC 51, 531
PDP 30,075

Ilorin South LG
APC 26, 331
PDP 13, 013

Ilorin East LG
APC 30, 014
PDP 14, 654

Asa LG
APC 15, 932
PDP 11, 252

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Election Results: Dogara floors APC, returns to Reps

Yakubu Dogara has returned as a member of the House of Representatives.

The speaker scored 72,334 votes, while APC scored 51,664.
With this result, Dogara will return victorious as Reps member for Dass, Bogoro and Tafawa balewa Federal constituency.

See full result:
RESULT FOR BOGORO/DASS/TAFAWA BALEWA FED Constituencies;
Bogoro
PDP 25,339
APC 3,216

DASS
PDP 10,222
APC 16,664
TAFAWA BALEWA
PDP 36,773
APC 31,784
Grand Total
PDP 72,334
APC 51,664

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POLLS WITNESS REPORT:

Rotimi Amaechi and the APC have turned Rivers State into a theatre of blood as voters suppression and intimidation goes on today in that state

Some PDP agents have been killed.

A state which is still going to give Atiku/Obi more than 90% of the votes anyway and going fully PDP for other elective offices.

What the APC is doing is a plan to REDUCE the number of votes to be declared at the end of the day. If Atiku was going to get 1.5 million votes from Rivers, they are trying to reduce it by half or something massive so that the strongholds of Buhari in the North would get larger numbers declared.

Their plan is very obvious.

At the end of the day, Atiku will win.

People, be determined to vote Buhari out.

Your votes will vote him out.

Some people from Ubima and with Ubima will be facing the International Criminal Court of Justice for Electoral crimes in a few days. Some people from Lagos too.

It's all going down.

See pictures below:

 

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