The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would not accept “any questionable harvest of votes.”
Ayu, who charged President Muhammadu Buhari to keep to his word of ensuring that the 2023 elections were free, fair, transparent and credible, cautioned the Presidency and the APC “not to intimidate INEC or its functionaries in any way.”
He gave the warning in Abuja Friday, said, “No society develops by fiat; it comes about by the rigorous work of carefully studying situations and analysing them before evolving and implementing sustainable solutions. That was the idea that birthed the PDI on August31, 2000.
“It’s regrettable that after more than a decade of eventful activities, the Institute lost its accommodation in Wuse II, and had to be located in a Porta-cabin at the party’s national headquarters.
“Today, however, marks another turning point in our Party’s fortunes. The deliberate actions of the current NWC have revived hope for the survival of the Institute. It is now comfortably accommodated in this structure which has been rented, renovated, furnished and equipped for PDI to effectively re-engage the purpose for which it was established.
“The renewed hope for a better Nigeria is being mid-wifed by salient milestones that PDP is making in the rebirth of the Party and its return to its winning ways.
“The Party is again preparing itself adequately and shall hit the ground running, when, by the grace of God and the votes of Nigerians, PDP returns to power next year.
“While the others are utterly confused about how, where or when to even begin their campaigns, PDP is already preparing for governance. Our Presidential candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, has already exhibited his intellectual preparedness in his publications that are already in the public space for everyone to access and scrutinise.”
