{"id":103367,"date":"2023-02-28T22:01:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=103367"},"modified":"2023-02-28T22:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:07:43","slug":"declare-presidential-election-inconclusive-set-date-for-new-polls-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/uncategorized\/declare-presidential-election-inconclusive-set-date-for-new-polls-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Declare presidential election inconclusive, set date for new polls &#8211; Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1759096821067215031\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The presidential candidate of the People&#8217;s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar has asked the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to declare the Saturday&#8217;s presidential election inconclusive.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The presidential candidate also asked the electoral umpire to suspend national collation immediately and address the complaints raised by parties relating to BVAS bypass and electronic transmission of results.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Spokesman to Atiku\/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Dr Daniel Bwala in a statement, Tuesday said that INEC should desist from any interpretation that will mislead the political parties, because pushing the review after final declaration is tantamount to exercise in futility and planned attempt to sidestep section 65 and the very reason for its provision in the electoral act in the first place.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;This section was largely objected to by APC lawmakers and lawyers during the amendment process before it was eventually passed into law. So let\u2019s be clear, the election is inconclusive and the INEC Chairman cannot proceed without the political parties being present to object or accept the results at the national collation exercise.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;No court of law hears and determines a matter in the absence of necessary parties. Therefore\u00a0 the options available to the INEC chairman in law, fairness, transparency, equity and good conscience.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Atiku also said, &#8220;Set a date for conduct of elections in the affected places and ensure results are uploaded as contains in the guidelines. The said elections must be free and fair and BVAS used accordingly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Cancel all the collated and announced results so far until such a time when all the results collated at the polling units alone be uploaded to INEC server, same ONLY BE ANNOUNCED, duplicate copies of which all party agents have for transparency sake.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Declare this election inconclusive and set a date for conduct of elections that addresses areas where BVAS was not used and where violence occurred which suppressed the voting rights of the people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Address the Nigerian public in a televised speech on the sanctity of the processes and integrity of his person to regain the confidence of the Nigerian people and the international community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Confidence of the process and legitimacy of the results must never be sacrificed on the alter of convenience and speed. 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