YPP Candidate, Kingsley Moghalu Rejects Results Presidential Election, Cautions Against Civil Disobedience

YPP Candidate, Kingsley Moghalu Rejects Results Presidential Election, Cautions Against Civil Disobedience

The Young Progressives Party, YPP has rejected the results of the
just-concluded Presidential Election, while it accused the major
political parties of electoral malpractices.   

The YPP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Wale Egbeola,
said the decision to reject the results of the election was reached
after careful assessment of available facts and proper consultations
with stakeholders. 

He said, “The YPP after careful assessment of available facts upon
proper consultation with relevant stakeholders unequivocally reject the
results of the Presidential election, declaring President Muhammadu
Buhari as winner.

“Neither APC nor PDP would have deserved to win the Presidential
election as both participated in massive rigging that led to the
outrageous figures churned out in their perceived strongholds. Our party
would not have had any problem accepting the results if it emanated
from a transparent process.”

Egbeola disclosed that the YPP also condemned calls for civil
disobedience and berated those urging the PDP candidate, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar, to run a parallel government. According to him, this call is
ill-conceived and capable of disrupting the fragile peace in the nation,
while he enjoined all Nigerians to remain calm, eschew violence and go
about their legitimate businesses, especially because the blood of a
single Nigerian was not worth the ambition of any politician.

“While the PDP continue to battle with karma for their mis-governance
of 16 years due to their deliberate refusal to build strong
institutions and strengthen the electoral system when they had the
opportunity, we urge the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar to shun the advice of unpatriotic elements and approach the
tribunal in hope that the judiciary will deliver justice.”

The YPP spokesperson said the just concluded elections which ought to
have been an improvement on that of 2015, may end up lacking in
credibility on account of the widespread irregularities and violence
recorded in many parts of Nigeria. He said, “The intimidation, maiming
and killings of about forty citizens in some states of the Federation
such as Rivers, Lagos, Kaduna and Bayelsa, where we can confirm that
there was massive rigging by both the APC and PDP will make the 2019
elections one of the most violent in our recent history. 

“The Prof. Yakubu Mahmood-led Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, obviously never learnt anything from the sudden
postponement, as the shabbily conducted 2019 general elections saw the
flouting of the electoral guidelines on the use of card readers to
authenticate voters in many parts of the country especially in states
like Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Gombe and Borno, thereby, giving room for
unprecedented manipulations.

“We observed that the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign
the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment Bill cost him the opportunity to deepen
our democracy and his deliberate refusal borne out of his ambition to
profit from a flawed electoral system is responsible for the many
irregularities and violence that characterized the just concluded
elections.

“It is indeed a big shame on the government, on the other hand that
failed to reciprocate the patriotic zeal of Nigerians by providing
adequate security and a level playing ground for a transparent electoral
process that would have reflected the expectations of the people; and
just like posterity is currently judging the PDP, it will certainly
judge the APC in no distant time.”

The party, he said, also commended all peace-loving Nigerians for
their resilience and for exercising their franchise in a peaceful manner
in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.

“The leadership of the YPP also congratulate our Presidential
candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, for his undeniable capacity in
disrupting the system and redefining politics in Nigeria; the
Senator-elect for Anambra South on the platform of our great party, Mr.
Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, for his doggedness that led to his overwhelming
victory; and all our members both at home and in the diaspora for their
unrelenting support despite the daunting challenges.”