{"id":85079,"date":"2023-02-28T02:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=85079"},"modified":"2023-02-28T02:37:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:37:50","slug":"polls-dont-set-nigeria-on-fire-obasanjo-rejects-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2023\/02\/28\/polls-dont-set-nigeria-on-fire-obasanjo-rejects-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Polls: \u2018Don\u2019t Set Nigeria On Fire\u2019, Obasanjo Rejects Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission<\/a> (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu to save the country from impending danger by correcting the errors in the recent elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obasanjo\u2019s request was contained in a statement he personally signed on Monday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York.<\/p>\n

Recall that Nigeria held the presidential and National Assembly polls last Saturday where over 80 million Nigerians cast their votes. Two days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results are now pouring in from several parts of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me appeal to the Chairman of INEC, if his hands are clean, to save Nigeria from the looming danger and disaster which is just waiting to happen,\u201d Obasanjo stated.<\/p>\n

The 85-year-old statesman also appealed to the citizen to exercise patience expressing confidence in the system working right.<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>INEC Officials In Lagos Attacked By Thugs<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

‘Compatriot Nigerians, please exercise patience until the wrong is righted.\u00a0 I strongly believe that nobody will toy with the future and fortune of Nigeria at this juncture,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘Long live Nigeria in peace, security, stability, and in the hope for a greater future.’<\/p>\n

He specifically said that the electoral body should void results that are brought outside BVAS and Server<\/p>\n

‘If the Chairman can postpone elections four days to the election, he can do everything to rectify the errors of the last two days \u2013 no BVAS, no result to be acceptable; and no uploading through Server, no result to be acceptable,’<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

According to the former President, a lot of money was spent to introduce Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and the Server for immediate transmission of results from polling units.<\/p>\n

See the full statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 AN APPEAL FOR CAUTION AND RECTIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigerian Brothers and Sisters, greetings to you all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am constrained to speak at this point.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I crave the indulgence of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency General Muhammadu Buhari, to make this statement because I have had the opportunity to keep him aware of what I know is happening and the danger looming ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On many occasions in the past, I have not hesitated to point out lacuna in the action of the President and his government.\u00a0 But as far as the election issues are concerned, the President has proved beyond reasonable doubt that he will want to leave a legacy of free, fair, transparent and credible elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until last Saturday night, February 25, 2023, the good and noble plan and preparation for the elections seemed to be going well.\u00a0 For the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a lot of money was spent to introduce Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and the Server for immediate transmission of results from polling units.\u00a0 It is no secret that INEC officials, at the operational level, have been allegedly compromised to make what should have worked not to work and to revert to the manual transmission of results which is manipulated and the results doctored.\u00a0 The Chairman of INEC may claim ignorance but he cannot fold his hands and do nothing when he knows that the election process has been corrupted and most of the results that are brought outside BVAS and Server are not a true reflections of the will of Nigerians who have made their individual choice.\u00a0 At this stage, we do not need wittingly or unwittingly to set this country on fire with the greed, irresponsibility and unpatriotic act of those who allegedly gave money to INEC officials for perversion and those who collected the blood money.\u00a0 Let me appeal to the Chairman of INEC, if his hands are clean, to save Nigeria from the looming danger and disaster which is just waiting to happen.\u00a0 If the Chairman can postpone elections four days to the election, he can do everything to rectify the errors of the last two days \u2013 no BVAS, no result to be acceptable; and no uploading through Server, no result to be acceptable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whereas BVAS and Servers have been manipulated or rendered inactive, such results must be declared void and inadmissible for election declaration.\u00a0 Chairman INEC, I have thought that you would use this wonderful opportunity to mend your reputation and character for posterity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your Excellency, President Buhari Muhammadu, tension is building up and please let all elections that do not pass the credibility and transparency test be cancelled and be brought back with areas where elections were disrupted for next Saturday, March 4, 2023, and BVAS and Server officials be changed.\u00a0 To know which stations or polling units were manipulated, let a Committee of INEC staff and representatives of the four major political parties with the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association look into what must be done to have hitch-free elections next Saturday.\u00a0 Mr. President, may your plan and hope for leaving a legacy of free, fair, transparent and credible election be realised.\u00a0 Mr. President, please don\u2019t let anybody say to you that it does not matter or it is the problem of INEC.\u00a0 On no account should you be seen as part of the collusion or compromise.\u00a0 When the die is cast, it will be your problem as the Chief Executive of the nation.\u00a0 The Chairman of INEC may sneak out of the country or go back to his ivory tower.\u00a0 Your Excellency, thank you for hearing me out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compatriot Nigerians, please exercise patience until the wrong is righted.\u00a0 I strongly believe that nobody will toy with the future and fortune of Nigeria at this juncture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long live Nigeria in peace, security, stability and in the hope for greater future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

OLUSEGUN OBASANJO<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 27, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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