Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Kogi State, Musa Wada, at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, said he had rejected the gov election results declared by INEC.
He stated, “It is clear to all that there was no election on Saturday, November 16, 2019 but a declaration and execution of war against the people.
“What happened in Kogi was an organised war against democracy; a coup against the people and seizure of power through brigandage and the barrel of the gun with members of the police and other security agencies coordinating the stealing of the people’s votes.”
He also alleged that police helicopters were used to attack polling units, fire tear gas at voters and provide cover to suspected APC hoodlums and policemen who allegedly brutalized the people of Kogi State and stole their mandate.
Wada said, “The APC turned our state into a theatre of war. No fewer than nine innocent Nigerians were killed. Many more were maimed and injured by the APC in their desperation to seize power at all costs.
“It is therefore distressing that INEC went ahead with a shameful collation and declaration of fabricated results despite the glaring disruptions that characterized the shambolic exercise.
“In order to achieve this ignoble goal, INEC cancelled our votes in areas of our stronghold, subtracted from our votes in many other areas and padded the votes of the APC to give a semblance of victory for APC.
“Above all, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, will surely account to God and the people for the roles they played in this election; if not in this world, then certainly in the hereafter.
“We therefore call on all Nigerians to stand with the people of Kogi State at this trying time in their quest for the restoration of their mandate in this election.”