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By Myke Agunwa, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) of political interference and attempts to muscle the will of the people through voter suppression and falsification of election results.
The party said that the scenario played out in the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency election, Zamfara State on Saturday, 16th August 2025 which was marred by massive intimidation, threat and harassment of the voters by APC controlled security agencies.
The party in a press conference in Abuja by its Spokesperson, Hon. Debo Ologunagba at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, said that there are photographs and video evidence that reveal the brutalization of voters and carting away of ballot boxes by heavily armed security personnel who boasted that they were acting on orders from above.
The main opposition party said that “As a result of the induced intimidation and suppression of votes, the election which was overwhelmingly won by the PDP was curiously declared “inconclusive” in five Polling Units, namely; Alko/Shiyar Kudu PU, Sakajiki Ward; Shiyar Magaji/Kofar Hamza PU, Kyambarawa Ward; Shiyar Nufawa/ kofar MD Nuhu PU, Sakajiki Ward; Tukasu/Sabuwar Kasuwa PU, Kyambarawa Ward; Kofar Fada/Shiyar Fada PU, Kyambarawa Ward with the intent to enable the APC manipulate the electoral process and allocate the victory of the PDP in the election to the APC.
“In their desperation to subvert the Will of the people in the re-run election scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, 21st August 2025, the APC in an operation which allegedly has the involvement of a Minister from Zamfara State is currently deploying full battalions of the Army, the Navy, the Airforce, the Mobile Police Force and the Directorate of State Services (DSS) from Abuja and other parts of the country to just five Polling Units in Zamfara State.
“The aim of this nefarious deployment is to foist a siege mentality on the people of the Constituency, intimidate, terrorize and prevent them from coming out to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right to vote, having realized that the APC has been soundly rejected by the people of Zamfara State”.
PDP went further to claim that “Intelligence available to our Party reveals that the APC intends to use the security agencies to bully and prevent officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting a free, fair and credible electoral process as well as assist the APC to manipulate and declare a result that is at variance with the expressed Will and Aspiration of the people.
“The implication of this ugly development under President Tinubu’s watch is that it constitutes a clear and present danger to democracy, stability and cooperate existence of our country, knowing from history that the Zamfara people are not a conquered people but always standing firm to defend their rights in the face of any aggression”.
The Party invited Nigerians and the International Community to note that the APC’s resort to state-backed intimidation and force in election is a clear signal of the creeping totalitarianism and one-party State which the APC has stated as its cardinal goal in our country.
The party called on Nigerians and the International Community to hold the APC responsible should there be any breakdown of Law and Order in Kaura Namoda South State Constituency or any part of Zamfara State during Thursdays rescheduled run-off election.
He said that PDP and the people of Zamfara State will accept any results that is at variance with the expressed will of the people as evidenced by the already collated results from Kaura Namoda South State Constituency.