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Former President Obasanjo Urges President Buhari to Address Electoral Discrepancies

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, advising him to take urgent steps to address the concerns raised over the alleged discrepancies in the general election results. The letter highlights various issues, including disruptions in some areas, party agents rejecting results, and concerns over attacks at polling units and non-functionality of the bimodal voter verification system (BVAS). Obasanjo stresses that immediate steps must be taken, including rescheduling polls in affected areas and setting up a committee to determine the areas where elections were compromised.

Key Takeaways:

  • Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, raising concerns over the alleged discrepancies in the general election results.
  • The letter highlights various issues, including disruptions in some areas, party agents rejecting results, and concerns over attacks at polling units and non-functionality of the BVAS.
  • Obasanjo advises the President to take urgent steps to address these concerns, including rescheduling polls in affected areas and setting up a committee to determine the areas where elections were compromised.
  • The President has been warned that ignoring these concerns could lead to a "duty case" and set the country "on fire" with greed, irresponsibility, and unpatriotic acts.
  • Obasanjo appeals to the Chairman of INEC to save Nigeria from the looming danger and disaster, and to rectify the errors of the last two days by declaring void and inadmissible any results that were not transmitted through BVAS and Server.
  • The former President also suggests setting up a committee of INEC officials, representatives of political parties, and the chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to determine the areas where elections were compromised.

Statistics:

  • The election results for the presidential and national assembly polling units are currently being announced.
  • Some areas have recorded disruptions, which has led to party agents such as those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) rejecting the results of some states.
  • There have been 14 recorded incidents of attacks at polling units, resulting in the destruction of 4 polling units and the disruption of voting in 10 areas.
  • 20,761 results have been uploaded to the INEC result viewing portal.

Sources:

  • Letter from Former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari, dated Monday
  • Statement from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
  • Report from various news sources, including online media platforms.

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