PDP Takes To The Streets Monday

By Gideon Njoku

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it will take to the Streets in Abuja, Monday, to protest the outcome of the Presidential Election held on Saturday, 25th February, 2023.

In the very keenly contested Election, the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, beat the Candidates of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, to the second and third places respectively.

The three Candidates won in 12 States each. However, Tinubu scored more votes and spread than Atiku and Obi.

But both Atiku and Obi, as well as their Parties, have since rejected the results and Tinubu’s victory. They have headed to the Court.

Not a few people and organisations, including international observers, condemned the election, dismissing it as very much below standards.

The election, as was seen in video and audio recordings and evidences was froth by vote buying, vote suppression, deliberate hiding and hoarding of election materials, snatching  of ballot boxes, dumping of ballot papers in bushes and gutters and lonely roads, violence, and disenfranchisement of voters.

In addition to going to the Court, the PDP, in a statement signed by the Director of Administration, on behalf of the Director General, Presidential Campaign Organisation, has invited its members to a protest march to INEC National Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday, 6th March, 2023.

According to the invitation, the take-off point is the  Legacy House, Abuja. It will terminate at the INEC Headquarters. The dress code is black.

The invitation letter reads:

“I am directed to respectfully invite Your Excellencies:

The National Chairman, Dr Iyrochia Ayu, The Vice  Presidential Candidate and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Okowa, Governors of;

Akwa Ibom and Chairman of PCC, Mr Udom Emmanuel,

Sokoto state and DG of PCC, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,

and Governors of Bayelsa, Edo, Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba and Osun States; Former Senate Presidents, Senator David Mark and Senator Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, BOT members, NEC members, PDP Senators and House of Representatives Members, NWC members of the party, DDGs, Directors, Deputies and Assistant Directors of NCMC;

Members of the PCC; Leadership of People Living With Disabilities and all other Stakeholders to a protest match to INEC Office as follows-

“DATE: Monday 6th March, 2023.

“TIME: 10Am Prompt

“DRESS CODE: Black.

“TAKE OFF POINT: From Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja.

“Endeavour to be very punctual please.

“Signed:

Director of Admin

For DG, PCO”