PDP cried that democracy is more endangered and with more rudeless Rigging in PDP controlled States

Nigerian democracy is truly in danger, the show of shame in the conduct of Rivers State elections has proved this more glaringly. Democracy is seen endangered most states that PDP had incumbent governors in both South South,  South East and North Central states. While the democracy played out in most APC controlled States with the people  the voting out of some non-performing  APC incumbent governors, the worst PDP incumbent  governor used state funds to compromise INEC and security agencies

Rivers elections had allegations that  INEC was compromised. The allegations were proven in most cases with the arrest some PDP members that was conscripted to INEC to manipulate the elections for Wike

 David Okumgba, the Zonal Secretary
South South APC, In a Press Statement exposed the unholy union between INEC and Wike against justice and democracy in these salient questions to political observers:

(1) In whose custody were the collated results? Why were the collated results not in the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria even when INEC was proven to be partisanship?

(2) How many LGAs were collated before the suspension of the collation process? How did the Commission arrive at 17 LGAs?

(3) During the fact finding mission by INEC, how many parties were invited? How did they get their facts since Mrs. Mbu-Agbamuche confessed in the interactive session in Port-Harcourt that they carried out their fact findings without inviting all the parties involved for their submissions?

(4) Who are the electoral officers changed in the process and why were they changed? Obviously only collation officers in places the AAC candidate had leads were changed to effect cancellation of such results and easy manipulation of results to favour Wike

(5) What is the proof of the authenticity of collated results since INEC and the Fact Finding Committee were already biased?

(6) Since INEC is aware that the Rivers election/ suspension of collation of results, and the legality of the Fact Finding Committee is before the court of law for determination, why was the hurry to collate and announce a cooked result.

The silence of INEC at the time speculations were at its highest level, alleging the possible doctoring of the Collated results to favour Wike and the sudden announcement of the collation of results from 21 local government areas, 21 days after, can only be the handy work of an umpire, eager to please his pay master.

Engr. Biokpomabo Awara, the AAC Governorship candidate and other concerned stakeholders had called out severally for the immediate release of the collated results which showed the AAC clearly in clear lead as announced by the Various Electoral Officers.

The collation after collation was so cooked in favour of Wike in a way that  INEC was found contradicting itself. Initially INEC announced that it had results collated for 17 LGA and supplementary elections will be held for the remaining 6 LGAs.  As at the time of collation and final declaration of Wike,  INEC has generated additional  results for four Local government, while cancelling results for strongholds of AAC candidate

The action of INEC is a repeat of legalization of rigging by Wike that began since  2015 and was  permitted by a corrupt judiciary. Democracy is in chains in a State controlled by Wike the self indicted PDP whistle blower. PDP have lost all credibility as it's worst criminals are rigged back to power with the aid of INEC

President Buhari must urgently save our democracy and strengthen institutions to avert the manipulations of the will of the electorates. With what has played out, PDP has defined itself as master riggers and if the arrogance of incumbent governors is not checked,  Nigeria will bankroll to the PDP days of impunity. Buhari has proved his integrity, must rise to strengthen democracy to block impunity amongst politicians

Joseph Odok PhD Esq
Director Media and Strategic Communications COBOM