{"id":67266,"date":"2019-06-15T19:32:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67266"},"modified":"2019-06-15T19:32:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T18:32:33","slug":"eu-accuses-buhari-of-rigging-2019-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/eu-accuses-buhari-of-rigging-2019-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Accuses Buhari of Rigging 2019 Presidential Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-7667139411155011723\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The European Union Observers have said that President Mohammadu Buhari rigged the 2019 Presidential elections, insisting that election that returned the President to power was not transparent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>The EU pointed out that the February 23 and March 2, 2019, general elections were not transparent and were marred by violence, harassment, and intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>These elements, the observers said, seriously damaged the integrity of the elections conducted under the watch of Buhari\u2019s All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elections became increasingly marred by violence and intimidation, with the role of the security agencies becoming more contentious as the process progressed,\u201d the EU observers said on Saturday in Abuja, in their final report on the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that were the elections not transparent, the EU observers added: \u201cThis damaged the integrity of the electoral process and may deter future participation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The elections gave Buhari, 76, a second four-year term with 56% of the vote, while Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, came second with 41%. The ruling party also won a majority of parliamentary seats.<\/p>\n<p>At least\u00a058 people, including election officials, were killed in voting-related violence, according to the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of civic groups that monitored the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar and the opposition PDP have filed a court petition challenging the presidential election outcome, arguing he would\u2019ve won but for rigged voting in Buhari\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/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>The European Union Observers have said that President Mohammadu Buhari rigged the 2019 Presidential elections, insisting that election that returned the President to power was not transparent. 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