The Labour Party asserted on Monday that the procedures leading to the outcomes of the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections had been tainted.
This was stated at a news conference in Abuja by Mr. Akin Osuntokun, Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council.
This, according to Osuntokun, was due to INEC’s failure to adhere to the publicly announced guidelines for the conduct of the elections.
“Consequently, we regret to state that we have lost confidence in the results being collated and being announced.
“Nigerians have inundated us with calls and protests over INEC’s non-compliance with provisions of the
electoral guidelines and the obvious manipulations of the election results.
” We hereby call on INEC to suspend further announcement of the results, and follow its own guidelines or completely cancel the entire election and make plans for another election with strict compliance
with the stipulated laws and guidelines.
” We ask the international community to walk their talk in Nigeria, and cease to condone the multiple evils being perpetrated in our country by the rulers of Nigeria.
“There cannot be one standard for Nigeria, and another for the rest of the world.”
According to Osuntokun, LP thanked Nigerians for their support and assured them that their mandate would not be handed over to another. (NAN)
