The All Progressives Congress–led Federal Government has been cautioned not to compromise the integrity of the general election in 2023 by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, who also emphasised that the main opposition party does not want to be taken advantage of once more.
A high-level, sizable observer team should be sent to Nigeria to watch and supervise the general election in 2023, he urged the European Union to dispatch considering the size of the nation.Infomation Guide Nigeria
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAt the PDP National Headquarters, Ayu made the statement as she welcomed the Mrs. Mette Bakken-led European Union Election Exploratory Mission to Nigeria.
In a statement signed by, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the PDP National Chairman, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu said, “We are prepared as a party to do the needful as far as the 2023 general election is concerned. But we are worried about the tendency and capacity of the State to manipulate the critical technologies to our disadvantage. We need to pay close attention so that we are not short-changed again.
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“There are security challenges in some states, I think six or so states. We hope the government will stamp out the insecurity there early enough for elections to be held there with transparent outcomes. We will no longer accept questionable harvests of votes from inaccessible areas.
“In the past, those were areas where the ruling APC did what they love doing best: bringing votes that subverted the will of the people. Even though we are going to police our votes, it’s important that the EU sends a large number of observers ahead of the elections.”
He went on: “We need a large EU Observer Mission here. We don’t want token missions. This is because Nigeria is such a big country, with some states being bigger than some EU Member-States. And we need, among the observers, people with technical capacities too. Election-observation has shifted from manual to technology. You need to keep talking to government and critical stakeholders so that the APC does not subvert the democratic will.Jamb Result
“We appreciate the efforts of the EU and thank the Observer Missions for their continued interest in the democratisation process in Nigeria which is close to 25 years. We want the world to know that what is happening in Nigeria is democratic, transparent and credible.”
“We do not want to be short-changed again. We believe we won the presidency in the 2019 general election. We were injured in 2019, and we don’t want a second injury in 2023.”
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaOn whether freedom of expression was being stifled, Ayu said, “To the best of my knowledge, Nigerians are very vibrant people. Even under military rule, we spoke our minds. It was through the process of speaking our minds that we formed this political party to make sure that the military handed over power.
“So, it is impossible to suppress the freedom of expression in Nigeria. The freedom space is still open. What the government in power is doing is denying us access to public spaces to hold our rallies. Even at our convention, we had to navigate and put pressure before we got a venue here in Abuja. That must stop.”
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