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Labour Party Slams Ruling APC Over Sham Elections, Warning of Imminent Collapse of Democracy

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The Labour Party, led by Sen. Nenadi Usman, has accused the ruling APC of conducting sham elections across Nigeria, describing the process as a mockery of democracy, a travesty of justice, and a dress rehearsal of what may befall the country in 2027. The party's interim National Working Committee (INWC) stated that large-scale rigging, vote-buying, and violence defined the elections, with the APC colluding with security agencies to desecrate the electoral space. The INWC expressed disappointment in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to conduct the elections with integrity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Labour Party has described the bye-elections as a sham and a dress rehearsal of what the ruling APC has in stock for Nigerians in 2027.
  • The party accused the APC of engaging in large-scale rigging, vote-buying, and violence, with the support of security agencies, across Kaduna, Anambra, Ogun, Oyo, and Kano states.
  • The INWC expressed disappointment in the INEC for failing to conduct the elections with integrity, citing the commission's previous electoral heist against the Labour Party.
  • The party called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rise to the occasion and rescue democracy from imminent collapse.
  • The INWC warned that the charade witnessed in the elections must not be allowed to define future elections, lest history judge President Tinubu harshly for permitting the hawks around him to desecrate democracy for power retention.

Statistics:

  • 5 states (Kaduna, Anambra, Ogun, Oyo, and Kano) were mentioned as witnessing large-scale rigging, vote-buying, and violence.
  • 2027 is cited as a critical year, with the party warning the APC against further desecrating democracy in the lead-up to nationwide polls.
  • 2 years have passed since the electoral heist that robbed the Labour Party and Nigerian people of their mandate.

Sources:

  • Labour Party interim National Working Committee (INWC)
  • Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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