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An investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the February 25 Nigeria’s Presidential election has found evidence suggesting a lot of results may have been manipulated, SaharaReporters reported.
SaharaReporters reported that on March 1, 2023 the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu as the winner and declared him as the “president-elect.”
According to the INEC declaration, Tinubu of the APC polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his contenders – Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 votes, Labour Party’s Peter Obi had 6,101,533 votes to come third and candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso with 1,496,687 votes.
Although, the opposition parties especially the PDP and LP have rejected and are challenging the outcome in election petition Tribunal, the “president-elect” Bola Tinubu is due to be inaugurated on 29 May.
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However, the BBC investigation has uncovered significant anomalies in Rivers State, a key battleground saying there are also questions over the identity of an election official who read out some of the unexplained results.
The BBC Investigation revealed what it found in Rivers State.
“We added up the voting tally sheets from over 6,000 polling stations in Rivers State, where many of the opposition complaints had been made.
Doctor Ariaga owes Nigerians detailed explanation for how the electoral process and announcement of election results in Rivers State was coated before he announced the ballot results. If not now, but in no too distant future. Time will tell!