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It’s Wrong For Atiku To Describe February 23 Presidential Poll As Worst – Lawyer

Former National Legal Adviser of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Rafiu Balogun has said that it is wrong for the Presidential candidate of the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to describe the February 23, 2019 election as the worst in Nigeria’s history.

He insisted that the elections of February 23 were credible and fair, saying that the barrage of accolades coming from foreign observers and international communities had lent credence to the credibility of the poll.

Rafiu Balogun who was also chairman of Kwara State, advised Atiku to approach the court if he has genuine evidence of electoral infractions, even as he cautioned him against making incendiary comments acts that are capable of throwing the nation into chaos.

“For anyone to say that the last election was the worst in Nigeria’s history, that is not correct.

“I think our leaders should be honest whenever they are reacting to issues.

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“We have had elections in the past supervised by the PDP and we know how they all ended. Many of such elections were upturned by the tribunals.

“Even during the era of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, who was a member of PDP, he publicly acknowledged that the election that brought him in was fraught with irregularities.

“So, how can Atiku tell us now that the last presidential election was the worst in Nigeria? Except Atiku and his party have other evidences. Let them bring it out and show it to the public.

“We must give kudos to INEC in spite of the pockets of violence. Because there must be human errors, that does not mean that we should score INEC low.

“For me, I think they have tried their best to give us this election. INEC has been transparent enough.”

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