{"id":65144,"date":"2019-02-27T19:48:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T18:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=65144"},"modified":"2019-02-27T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T18:48:49","slug":"atiku-rejects-presidential-poll-results-says-it-is-a-sham-heads-to-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/atiku-rejects-presidential-poll-results-says-it-is-a-sham-heads-to-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku Rejects Presidential Poll Results, Says It Is A Sham, Heads To Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Abubakar Atiku<br \/>\nWednesday denounced Nigeria\u2019s presidential election as a sham, and accused<br \/>\nrival President Muhammadu Buhari of stealing the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to sign the result sheet of<br \/>\nthe Presidential election which was announced by the Independent National<span class=\"im\"><br \/>\nElectoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p><\/span>INEC had on Tuesday night declared President Muhammadu Buhari of the All<br \/>\nProgressives Congress (APC) re-elected, having won the highest votes of<br \/>\n15,191, 847 to defeat, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who polled 11,262,978<br \/>\nvotes.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku in a statement said his supporters\u00a0 and party members experienced<br \/>\nwidespread violence throughout the campaign, as well as deep<br \/>\nirregularities in the counting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d If I had lost in a free and fair election, I would have called the<br \/>\nvictor within seconds of my being aware of his victory to offer not just<br \/>\nmy congratulations, but my services to help unite Nigeria by being a<br \/>\nbridge between the North and the South.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, in my democratic struggles for the past three decades, I have<br \/>\nnever seen our democracy so debased as it was on Saturday, February 23,<br \/>\n2019. 2007 was a challenge, but President Yar\u2019Adua was remorseful. In<br \/>\n2019, it is sad to see those who trampled on democracy thumping their<br \/>\nnoses down on the Nigerian people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, I hereby reject the result of the February 23, 2019 sham<br \/>\nelection and will be challenging it in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged his backers to remain calm for the sake of Nigeria, and vowed his<br \/>\nparty would emerge stronger in the following days ahead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Abubakar Atiku Wednesday denounced Nigeria\u2019s presidential election as a sham, and accused rival President Muhammadu Buhari of stealing the vote. 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