PDP TO BUHARI :YOU ARE PARTIAL, YOU MADE US LOSE EDO ELECTION!

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for
being partial in his reaction after the results
of the Edo election were announced.
The opposition party claimed that President
Buhari’s actions were divisive, partisan and
unfair for someone in his position as the
country’s number one citizen.
Premium Times quotes a statement by the
party signed by its spokesperson, Dayo
Adeyeye on Friday, September 30 as saying
that it is saddened to see that Buhari
congratulated winner of the election Godwin
Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) when he refused to accord the same
recognition to other victorious PDP members.
“In Bayelsa State where his party with the
support of security agencies virtually declared
war on Governor Seriake Dickson and the
people of Bayelsa, the President refused to
congratulate the PDP candidate who against
all odds managed to survive the APC
onslaught.
“His aides claimed then that the President
was not in the business of congratulating
election winners. Why the sudden change of
heart now if we may ask? The only plausible
explanation is that the President was eager to
confer legitimacy on an otherwise badly
flawed election in which his party acted like
Shina Rambo, the notorious Armed Robber.
Only that this time they were robbing the
people of their votes,” PDP said.
It added: “We recall that President Jonathan
dutifully never failed to congratulate
opposition candidates who won elections
during his tenure, including Adams
Oshiomhole. That is what is expected of a
statesman.
“We did not lose the gubernatorial election in
Edo State. We can therefore not be described
as ‘bad losers’ according to the APC State
Chairman in Edo State, Anselm Ojezua. We
were robbed by very shameless election
riggers.
“We fully support the Edo Chapter of the PDP
in the total rejection of the election results.
We also fully endorse their determination to
employ all legitimate means to reclaim their
stolen mandate.
“We go for elections as if we are going to
war; and virtually all elections conducted by
INEC have been either inconclusive or
blatantly rigged.
“Today Rivers State has no representation in
the National Assembly. No thanks to the
powers that be. If we do not collectively rise
to resist this anti-people onslaught we might
as well say bye bye to democracy,” the party
said.
Meanwhile, Senate President Bukola Saraki
has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his
victory in the Wednesday, September 28
governorship election.
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser,
Yusuph Olaniyonu, described Obaseki’s
success as “well deserved and expected by
those who have keenly followed the
electioneering in the state in the last few
months,” The Punch reports.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE