Due to claimed extensive irregularities, three opposition parties have demanded that Nigeria’s election be annulled and held again.
At a news conference in the nation’s capital, Abuja, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) made the statement.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and how it handled the electronic voting system came under fire from them.
“I demand that this sham of an election be cancelled and we call on Inec to conduct fresh elections within the window period provided by the electoral act,” Julius Abure, chairman of the Labour Party said.
The PDP chairman at the recent press conference in the capital, Abuja, where his party along with two other opposition parties called for the cancellation of the election, called for calm.
“We don’t want Nigerians to erupt,” Iyorchia Ayu said.
Earlier, the police chief warned candidates and their parties against inciting violence.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed there have been major technical hitches, which has made it difficult to upload results on to its server.
At the opposition press conference in Abuja, the PDP’s agent, Dino Melaye, said the problems with servers should have been corrected before any results were announced.
Meanwhile, a group of angry protesters have gathered outside the national collation centre in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
They are carrying placards denouncing the Independent National Electoral Commission, alleging votes have been stolen.
“Everything happening there is all lies, all lies, lies… they are cooking up results,” one man told the BBC as he pointed to the Inec collation centre.
Source: The Independent Ghana