African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant Rotimi Amaechi has rejected the outcome of the party’s presidential primaries, saying the process was marred by voter disenfranchisement.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Amaechi said he would not accept what he called "concocted results" announced after Tuesday’s vote.
He said he had previously stated that he would only accept the outcome if the process was free, fair and transparent.
Amaechi argued that the ADC was established to give Nigerians a platform to amplify the voices of the marginalised and to offer an alternative to what he described as impunity and mismanagement under the ruling party.
He added that a party which criticises the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over vote buying and rigging should not engage in similar practices.
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Amaechi said:
"I REJECT THE CONCOCTED RESULTS OF THE ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
"Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Primaries yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced.
"I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the Primaries if the process was free, fair, and transparent, and I stand by my word. I will not accept results from a process that does not reflect the values that the ADC had pledged to uphold, to rescue Nigerians from the impunity and gross mismanagement that our country is currently facing in the hands of the ruling party.
"There’s no way that about eighty percent of members of the party were not allowed to vote, and you expect me to accept such results. Then what makes us different from the others? The whole idea of the ADC was to give the Nigerian people a platform, to amplify the voices of the downtrodden, and make Nigeria a better place for everyone irrespective of backgrounds, ethnicity, or religion.
"A party that criticizes the ruling APC and INEC for vote buying, rigging and writing of results, cannot be engaged in vote buying, writing of results, and other electoral malpractices that leads to the disenfranchisement of voters who are party members. This is not acceptable!
"- Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi."
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