APC, PDP, AND THE TRIBUNALS’ CONTROVERSIES

Following the verdicts that have been coming from various election tribunals hearing cases brought by aggrieved parties in the last general elections, and with most of them going against the People's Democratic Party, many people have been accusing the ruling party, Action Congress of Nigeria (APC) of interfering in the judicial process. Even PDP's spokesman once accused the APC of trying to deprive them of their 'little victories'.

But just before we join the bandwagon of those accusing the ruling party of influencing the outcome of the election tribunals, let's take a trip down the memory lane and see how past gubernatorial election cases were decided.

The first governorship election result to be overturned in the current political dispensation was in 2003 in the case of Peter Obi (APGA) vs Chris Ngige (PDP) in Anambra State. After that, elections that brought in ten (10) governors were nullified following the 2007 elections. The affected states were Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Kogi, Delta, Adamawa, Sokoto, Bayelsa and Cross River. Interestingly, all of them were elected on the platform of PDP! So, all the 11 nullified gubernatorial elections before 2015 went against PDP, even when they were the ruling party.

Why did PDP suffer so much losses at the tribunals? The reasons are obvious – for you to successfully rig an election, you need the collaboration of INEC and the Police/Military – and we all know that the opposition has little influence on these state agencies.

What is happening today is no surprise to discerning minds – PDP has a history/reputation of committing gargantuan electoral fraud, and they were only restrained this time by the sheer magnitude of the populace against them.

Don't be deceived by PDP's Appeal to Pity, they're only reaping what they sowed. If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind!

cc: Mynd44, lalasticlala

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But APC promised Change? Why doing doing the contrary?

merry02:
But APC promised Change? Why doing doing the contrary?

Do you have a hard time comprehending what was written?

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