The Buhari Support Organisations (BSO) has called for
the arrest of Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director,
Media, Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign
Organisation for announcing unofficial results.
The Director, Media and Information of the BSO, Dr
Chidia Maduekwe, made the call on Monday in Abuja at a
news conference.
According to Maduekwe, this is the time for security
agencies to show their neutrality by arresting Fani-
Kayode because the only authority to announce election
results is the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).
The organisation claimed that Fani-Kayode had breached
relevant sections of the Electoral Act by announcing on
Sunday that the PDP was leading in the presidential
election in 23 states of the Federation.
“We ask the security agencies to immediately arrest Fani-
Kayode for breaching relevant sections of the Electoral Act
which forbids any organ outside INEC from officially
declaring election results.
“His arrest for further questioning will be a clear indication
that the security agencies are truly unbiased participants in
this electoral process.
“His declaration is also a breach of both the first and second
Abuja Peace Accord signed by the presidential candidates,”
Maduekwe said.
He called on the international community and observers to
note the steps being taken by the ruling party to cause severe
breach of peace and call them to order.
He urged APC supporters to maintain the peace as they
await the official announcement of authentic INEC results
for the Saturday elections.
“We ask Nigerians to join us in saying `No’ to this recent
manifestation of habitual impunity.
“We appeal to all our numerous supporters to sustain their
calmness in the face of current provocation and abuse of our
electoral processes,” he said.
Maduekwe said that APC would reject “in its entirety, the
use of security to compromise an election process that has
been commended as having high quotient of integrity”.
He urged INEC to adhere strictly to guidelines for
elections which protected candidates through active
participation of party agents.
“We request INEC to adhere to the guideline which
makes it mandatory for polling unit party agents to sign
result sheet forming the basis for collation of result at
collation centres.
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