{"id":103401,"date":"2023-03-02T16:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=103401"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:11:58","slug":"breaking-presidential-election-inec-failed-nigerians-says-gumi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-presidential-election-inec-failed-nigerians-says-gumi\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Presidential election: INEC failed Nigerians, says Gumi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1759267555877958649\" data-legacy-message-id=\"186a2c8564f9b3f9\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":oo\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":on\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leading Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has joined the growing ranks of Nigerians criticising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for failing to follow proper procedure in the conduct of the February 25 presidential elections. They all faulted the electoral body for going against the guidelines it set and promoted ahead of the elections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe observations come as Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have vowed to challenge the results, alleging that the electoral body was compromised by the ruling party to give victory to its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to the parties, INEC violated the new electoral law by failing to uploaded results before collation. The parties stated their positions at different sittings in Abuja on Wednesday. The PDP described Tinubu\u2019s victory as \u201ca grave injustice which will not stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Dino Melaye, spokesman and Director Public Affairs of the PDP Presidential Campaign Committee, in a terse statement on Wednesday evening, said there will be no going back on the battle to retrieve the mandate which he called a \u201cstolen one.\u201d He added; \u201cThis grave injustice shall not stand. The battle to retrieve our stolen mandate is a battle of no retreat, no surrender. We shall overcome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi has equally said \u00a0he would contest Tinubu\u2019s victory through legal and peaceful means.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reacting to the controversy, Gumi in a statement on Thursday posted in his official Facebook page, asked the aggrieved parties to seek redress in court.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, warned against violent protest, citing the country\u2019s challenges and the fact that the polity is tensed up already.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cI implore the opposition parties as an obligatory national duty to go to the election tribunal and up to the Supreme Court to reestablish the supremacy of law and to teach our younger generation the value of resolving disputes through legal means rather than violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe polity is already very tense, and any government that lacks credibility cannot suppress the people, especially at this troubling time when every region has armed agitating groups that are willing to exploit political instability to augment their rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet the entire litigation process run its course. It has a great deal of importance for our national health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe INEC has failed the nation by sowing more distrust and suspicion because it failed to follow its own guidelines in conducting last week\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, that is the first step in seeking legitimacy; therefore aggrieved parties should go to court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely hope the courts of law this time will also prove its worth and uphold the truth. It\u2019s the last hope that Nigerians can resort to, otherwise, it will lead to chaos that no other force can contain as the nation is already polarized along religious and tribal fault lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria is our only country; we have to save it from calamity by acting bravely, honestly free from political hypocrisy that requires putting thorny issues under the rug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay Allah protect us from all tribulations and give this nation peace and tranquility. 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