The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as absolute falsehood and outright lies, the fabrication being peddled around that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was making demands of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The PDP, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media & Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated that what was being passed around was not only lies but a wishful thinking by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The PDP stated categorically, that Atiku Abubakar had not, and will never, make or accept any condition from President Buhari regarding the rigged February 23, 2019 Presidential election, which he, Atiku clearly won.
“The Buhari Presidency and the APC know that their electoral robbery cannot stand before any noble justices and are now attempting to use all sorts of blackmail and shenanigans to derail the quest by Nigerians to reclaim the stolen mandate at the tribunal.
“Let it be known to President Buhari and the APC that Atiku Abubakar and the PDP are standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in this collective determination to take back the stolen mandate and we are not ready for any form of negotiation with anybody on this matter.”
The statement said the party and candidate remain committed to the huge sacrifices made by Nigerians in ensuring their collective victory as delivered at the polling units across the country.
“We are mindful of the pains that Nigerians are passing through since the subversion of their will at the polls; we are sensitive to the expectations that millions of compatriots place on our shoulders in this struggle and we will never let Nigerians down.
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“We have all the authentic results from all the polling units as well as forensic evidence of manipulations by the APC and INEC. We will bare them all at the tribunal and the court will give justice to Nigerians.
The PDP stated that nothing will change its resolve to pursue the despicable electoral fraud, unknown in the Nigerian political history.
“We shall devote every energy necessary to reclaim our mandate and have Atiku Abubakar declared President, in line with the will of the people as delivered at the polling units on February 23, 2019.
“Anything short of this is not acceptable and no amount of false reports, connivance, contrivance, intimidation, harassment and fresh attacks on our leaders, including the Director General of our Presidential Campaign, Senate President Bukola Saraki, whose residence was besieged by security agents last night, can alter this resolve,” the PDP said.
