The All Progressives Congress has cautioned Yiaga Africa, a civil crowd organisation, towards undermining the Separate Nationwide Electoral Fee through wondering the result of the not too long ago concluded Edo Atmosphere gubernatorial election.
In a press observation issued through the birthday party’s Nationwide Exposure Secretary, Felix Morka, on Tuesday, the APC criticised Yiaga Africa for allegedly making an attempt to second-guess INEC’s authority.
Morka described the gang’s movements as overstepping their mandate as election witnesses.
“Yiaga Africa is overreaching its election witness project through second-guessing INEC on the results of closing Saturday’s Edo Atmosphere gubernatorial election.
“INEC is the sole statutory authority for the conduct and declaration of election results. Yiaga Africa is not and must desist from constituting itself as a parallel agency for the declaration of election results,” Morka mentioned.
The birthday party additionally accused the civil crowd organisation of constructing baseless allegations in regards to the manipulation of effects, pointing out that those claims lacked supporting proof and had been in line with speculative information.
“Alleging that results were manipulated without hard facts and figures, but based on some statistical guesswork, is a clear disservice to the electoral process. Yiaga Africa’s report is a travesty, replete with methodological flaws, politicised observations, inconsistencies, and inaccuracies,” Morka added.
He additionally wired that election witnesses akin to Yiaga Africa will have to appreciate INEC’s statutory function and chorus from encroaching at the fee’s obligations.
Morka additional warned Yiaga Africa towards sowing uncertainty through developing the semblance of a “parallel election process” via unverified and questionable statistical parameters.
He warned, “Election witness missions aren’t election control companies and can’t usurp INEC’s statutory authority as the only real election control frame in Nigeria.
Doing so would represent a cloudless breach of the Electoral Occupation and the Charter of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Declaring or second-guessing the Edo State gubernatorial result based on unsubstantiated, unverified, and highly questionable statistical parameters created by Yiaga Africa is designed to create unnecessary confusion.”
In the meantime, the APC expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s management for making sure an excellent electoral procedure and praised INEC and legislation enforcement companies for his or her professionalism all over the election.
He reaffirmed the birthday party’s trust that the election effects represented the desire of the Edo nation, who voted for Senator Monday Okpebholo as their later governor.
Morka mentioned, “The APC reiterates its massive awe to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s management for making sure a degree taking part in ground, to INEC for its professionalism, and to legislation enforcement companies for his or her diligence and repair all over the election.
“By their votes, the good people of Edo State were loud and clear in their choice of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the next governor to lead the state into a new era of peace, unity, people-centred development, and prosperity for all.”
The APC additionally reminded any aggrieved events that criminal disputes in regards to the election effects will have to be resolved in the course of the courts, in response to the established electoral procedure.
On Monday, Yiaga Africa criticised the habits of the election, pointing out that the method and declared effects lacked integrity.
The organisation alleged prevailing irregularities, together with the manipulation of effects through collation officials.