The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the conduct of the bye-elections as a sham, claiming they were riddled with violence, corruption, and intimidation.
ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said, “The ADC noted the recent declaration of both the PDP and the APC as terrorist organisations by a Canadian court. This must have come as great embarrassment to all citizens. But evidence of this bye-election makes it difficult to plead their case.”
According to Abdullahi, the polls were marred by “widely reported violence, vote buying, manipulation, and other administrative lapses.”
He said, “Therefore, with all its flaws and irregularities, this election should not be seen as a measure of the strength or capacity of the opposition coalition, but rather as a sad reflection of how far the system has been corrupted against the will of the people. What Nigerians witnessed in yesterday’s bye-elections is yet another reminder that under the current administration, democracy itself, just like the economy and our national security, continues to decline under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC.”
The party spokesperson continued, “When elections are marred by widespread violence, when ballots are openly and brazenly exchanged for money, when opposition candidates are excluded without explanation, and when the very institutions entrusted to safeguard democracy become complicit, then the vote of the ordinary Nigerian ceases to have meaning.”
John Shiklam
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