The Labour Party has alleged that some opposition parties are mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upturn the victory of its FCT senate candidate, Ireti Kingibe, in their favour.<\/p>\n
Peter Diugwu, the FCT LP chairman, made the disclosure at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
He alleged that the parties were frequenting the FCT office of INEC to change the result, which had already been announced, and certificates of return issued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are asking INEC not to yield to their quest or to act funny by going behind to tamper with the results announced.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are advising INEC to do the needful and leave the Labour Party candidates as the winners.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have confidence in the FCT INEC, and we know they won\u2019t act funny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ms Kingibe, who had defeated three-term Senator Taminu Aduda of PDP in a landslide to win the FCT seat, had alleged manipulation after INEC cancelled the results in the area council for overvoting. <\/p>\n
However, Mr Diugwu lauded the FCT residents for coming out en mass to vote for LP candidates in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly Election.<\/p>\n
He said the support from FCT residents showed they believed in the party\u2019s dream of moving Nigeria from a consumption economy to a production economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur candidate, Ireti Kingibe, won the senatorial seat and other LP candidates, although some were rigged out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Diugwu said the LP was not in any form of alliance with other parties on Saturday\u2019s governorship and state assembly elections, urging its candidates in the states to stand strong as God would help them to win.<\/p>\n
He called on the party\u2019s supporters nationwide, especially the \u2018obidents\u2019, to vote for LP from top to bottom and prove to people that the party had grassroots influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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