PDP, Atiku hire questionable ex-INEC chairman in plan to rig Presidential election – BMO

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FILE: From left: Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose and National Chairman of PDP Uche Secondus.

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*Like they hired ex-US lobbyist to earn Atiku from arrest under Saraki’s diplomatic cover – Respondent

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says it has uncovered plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Atiku Abubakar to rig the February 16, Presidential Election.

BMO made this allegation in a statement signed by its Secretary Ms Cassidy Madueke on Saturday in Abuja.

According to the group, part of the plans to subvert the will of the people is the PDP’s recent recruitment of a former INEC Chairman known to have presided over the worse election in recent political history of the country.

The BMO spoke just as a respondent told The DEFENDER that “What you guys failed to point out to Nigerians quickly was that, these same PDP and Atiku hiring of a former US lobbyist to work out possibility of their desperately snatching power from President Muhammadu Buhari by lobbying international community against the President included the advice that led to Saraki’s using his legislative diplomatic immunity that smuggled Atiku into America as an ‘aide’, thereby abusing the rule of law in both countries.”

BMO said the rigging plot also involves spending huge sums of money on police personnel and election officials in many parts of the country.

“With its campaign daily losing steam, PDP has also resorted to accusing everyone directly or remotely connected to President Muhammadu Buhari of corruption.

“Their leaders have been working on this plan for a while and have consciously been raising all sorts of allegations and attacking national institutions involved in the electoral process in order to divert attention from their devious agenda.

“Part of the plot is to discredit INEC’s new election guidelines which include simultaneous accreditation and voting, and which also barred collation officers from making or receiving calls on Election Days.

“The same style was successfully test run in all by-elections in recent months including those won by PDP candidates, but the party did not see anything wrong with it until the Commission insisted that it will be used during the next election,” the group said.

BMO noted that PDP is also working on infiltrating INEC by embedding its supporters among ad hoc electoral officials as part of its rigging plan.

The group therefore placed Nigerians on notice that they should be at alert and not allow PDP elements at all levels to subvert the will of the electorate.

BMO hinted on the need for the election management body to properly scrutinise ad hoc staff to be recruited for election day duty and pay more attention to its officials in the run up to the Feb. 16, election.

“This is because PDP, a party that is known for electoral manipulation, and which has a lot of dirty schemes in its kitty to rig the process in favour of its candidate, needs to be put under close surveillance,” it said.


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