Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno capital, have dismissed as misleading, the alleged electoral irregularities in the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly election.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had alleged irregularities in the elections in Borno state where President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) garnered 836, 496 votes against Atikus 71, 788 votes.

However, the residents told NAN in separate interviews in Maiduguri, that the votes secured by Buhari was as true reflection of the choice of the people.

Mr Umar Gamaye, a resident, said that the massive votes for Buhari was in appreciation of his administration’s commitment to end Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace in the northeast.

Gamaye said that the electorate also voted for the APC presidential candidate because of their firm belief that his second coming would end insurgency, address humanitarian crisis, fast track rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced communities as well as restore peace to the war tone state.

He added: “Atiku never visited Borno to sympathize with the people affected by the insurgency in the past nine years.

“On the contrary, Buhari accorded priority to the counter insurgency campaign, recorded significant successes in addressing humanitarian crisis.

“Thousands of people in insurgents’ captivity were freed and resettled in liberated communities, provided livelihoods support and enrolled into peace building programmes.

“Looking at Buhari’s achievements, how do you expect the people of Borno to vote for Atiku? People in the northeast recognize and appreciate the efforts of the APC-led Federal Government”.

Bukar Mala, an internally displaced persons, explained that he and thousands of displaced persons in various camps in Maiduguri metropolis and other communities voted for Buhari and other candidates of the APC.

“We were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency due to serious neglect by the past PDP administration, and we had seen the effort of the APC-led government to assist us defeat the insurgents and liberate our communities from their control.

“We have confidence in Buhari administration to bring peace so that we can go back to our homes,” he added.

Another resident, Abubakar Grema, said that the PDP lost popularity due to poor handling of the insurgency and humanitarian crisis bedeviling the state.

He claimed that Atiku was only hoodwinked by self seeking elements parading as party loyalists, promoting their personal interests, to assume that he has support in the state.

Grema added that Buhari’s popularity was overwhelming in view of the great feat achieved by his administration in the improvement of security in the state, as well as his anti corruption crusade, infrastructural development and economic transformation programmes.

Grema further dismissed the allegations of electoral irregularities by the PDP as “misleading”, saying Buhari would still win massively even if the election held again.

According to him, the election was successfully conducted and adjudged by the international community as free, fair and credible.

He stressed that the people also supported President Buhari because they were convinced of the efforts being made to strengthen rule of law and build strong institutions to make Nigeria one of the developed democracies in the world.

In his reaction, Alhaji Aliyu Dalori, the Chairman of the APC in the state, said the allegations were frivolous, as there were records of very high voter turnout during the polls.

Dalori said that the vote for Buhari by the electorate was a strong endorsement of his efforts in restoring relative peace to the state.

“It is dubious for the opposition to make such frivolous allegations when they lost woefully at the polls. The election was adjudged free, fair and credible by international and local observer groups who monitored the exercise,” Dalori added.

Meanwhile, Mr Titus Abana, the Chairman, Borno chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has advised the President to consolidate on the gains recorded in the campaign against corruption; poverty eradication, agriculture, education, power sector, security, rail and road infrastructure development.

Abana also urged government at all levels to accord priority to the improvement of the welfare of retirees and ensure prompt payment of outstanding gratuities and pensions.

https://www.today.ng/news/politics/borno-residents-berate-atiku-abubakar-claims-election-fraud-199265

This is super story

“We were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency due to serious neglect by the past PDP administration, and we had seen the effort of the APC-led government to assist us defeat the insurgents and liberate our communities from their control.

He who wears the shoes knows where it pinches.

Though the boko haram terrorists have not been completely wiped out, the residents of the affected areas know there is a remarkable difference compared to the previous administration and at least acknowledged this through their pvcs.

But one delusional foolish bastard resident in a far away land of hatred will give you a comprehensive details of how these inhabitants of borno are lying.

Atiku must have been foolishly scammed to think he can defeat buhari in the NE.

Borno Voting Factory. This is how Buhari secured the Votes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiG-1DA3l-k

Residence now spokesperson for INEC.. 2daful

That Election from was conspicuously rigged. When I added up all the three senatorial election accreditation numbers from all the three district in borno state. It was amounting to a total of 487,346 votes ...Why should presidential accreditation numbers amount to close to 1million when the three senatorial districts equal to the presidential numbers in that state. INEC needs to be unbundled and swing into digital voting in order to correct all these electoral abnormalities and irregularities there in.

Whatever that makes Borno people happy is welcome. Those born in second march are great people. Wishing myself and the rest happy birthday. Pastor Adeboye I sight you.

Atiku is a hype and a fraud, he is not as popular in the north as he wants people to believe.

Johnnyessence:
Borno Voting Factory. This is how Buhari secured the Votes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiG-1DA3l-k

It still show how much he's detested in Borno, deal with it.

"Mr Umar Gamaye, a resident, said that the massive votes for Buhari was in appreciation of his administration’s commitment to end Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace in the northeast."


See mumu goat wey boko dey use do suya daily is talking trash

Nigeria hmm how many times did I call you

this state is
1. ravaged by war, poverty.
2. has her people scattered within Nigerian/Cameroon as IDPs
3. has lesser PVCs collection than Oyo, rivers, delta... and these states are relatively peaceful
(also Lagos has 3X the number of borno but borno almost matches them with votes cast).
4. has higher voters turnout/votes than all the state mentioned in No. 3
5. either Borno leaders/people are super smart or the leaders/people of all the States in No. 3 are super dumb.

If Borno residents said Boko Haram has been defeated, who are we to say otherwise?

Sai baba, Sai Buhari.

Okay

Hmm

South West tried for him, South East also tried ad well as South South, I wonder why Atiku failed to do well in the North

Manbiggs:
This is super story

5%

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Atiku and his people are busy spreading hate across Nigeria. The same Nigeria they claimed to love. Thank God Buhari won. Hateful people.

Lol

"Atiku never visited Borno to sympathize with the people affected by the insurgency in the past nine years"

hisexcellency34:
South West tried for him, South East also tried ad well as South South, I wonder why Atiku failed to do well in the North

South East votes was inconsequential.


South South cemented the victory.

We already gave South East to Atiku before election

vicdom:

That Election from was conspicuously rigged. When I added up all the three senatorial election accreditation numbers from all the three district in borno state. It was amounting to a total of 487,346 votes ...Why should presidential accreditation numbers amount to close to 1million when the three senatorial districts equal to the presidential numbers in that state. INEC needs to be unbundled and swing into digital voting in order to correct all these electoral abnormalities and irregularities there in.

I am confused, do you do accreditation for presidential election separately and that of senators and representatives separately?

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chemgee:
this state is
1. ravaged by war, poverty.
2. has her people scattered within Nigerian/Cameroon as IDPs
3. has lesser PVCs collection than Oyo, rivers, delta... and these states are relatively peaceful
(also Lagos has 3X the twice d number of borno but borno almost matches them with votes cast).
4. has higher voters turnout/votes than all the state mentioned in No. 3
5. either Borno leaders/people are super smart or the leaders/people of all the States in No. 3 are super dumb.

Pvc collection was made public, maybe you mean borno had lesser than Oyo in terms of percentage not numbers

God knows I would not open any trend that has to do with bokoharam bombing in borno again