{"id":362680,"date":"2025-08-17T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=362680"},"modified":"2025-08-17T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:59:45","slug":"lp-slams-inec-says-by-elections-rehearsal-for-2027-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/17\/lp-slams-inec-says-by-elections-rehearsal-for-2027-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"LP slams INEC, says by-elections rehearsal for 2027 &#8216;fraud&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Usman alleged the All Progressives Congress conspired with security operatives to manipulate the by-election process across several states.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The Labour Party chair faulted INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, for failing to restore confidence in Nigeria\u2019s battered electoral system.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The faction of the Labour Party led by Nenadi Usman has rejected the outcome of Saturday\u2019s by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared results for 16 constituencies across the country where the exercise was held.<\/p>\n<p>The polls were conducted to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and state houses of assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling All Progressives Congress emerged dominant in the elections, winning the majority of the contested seats.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting in a statement on Sunday, Usman said the exercise was marred by violence, vote-buying and collusion between the APC and security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>She described the outcome as \u201ca mockery of democracy, a travesty of justice against the Nigerian people and a dangerous dress rehearsal of what may befall us in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to her, reports from across Kaduna, Anambra, Ogun, Oyo and Kano indicated widespread rigging and intimidation of voters.<\/p>\n<p>Usman alleged that the APC, in collaboration with security operatives, orchestrated \u201cshameful acts that desecrated the country\u2019s electoral space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She faulted INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, for failing to redeem the commission\u2019s \u201cbattered image\u201d after the 2023 general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf INEC cannot conduct minor off-season elections with integrity, how can it be trusted with the nationwide polls of 2027?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>The LP chair said Nigerians had hoped Yakubu would seek redemption by leaving behind a semblance of credibility but added that \u201csuch expectations were misplaced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also called on President Bola Tinubu to \u201crescue democracy from collapse\u201d by ensuring that the lapses witnessed in the polls do not define future elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory will be unkind to President Tinubu if he allows desperate hawks to push him into further desecrating our democracy,\u201d Usman warned.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that citizens already burdened by the harsh realities of governance must not be further subjected to electoral injustice.<\/p>\n<p>The LP faction failed to win any of the 16 contested seats across the 12 states where the elections were held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usman alleged the All Progressives Congress conspired with security operatives to manipulate the by-election process across several states. 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