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The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments on the reasons why opposition parties lost the 2023 presidential election.
Hosting the APC governors at his residence in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Buhari cited overconfidence and poor tactical moves as some of the reasons opposition parties lost the election.
“A combination of overconfidence, complacency and bad tactical moves made them lose, plain and simple. This has created more problems in their camp. Why couldn’t they get us out?” he said.
Reacting to the president’s comment at a press conference on Friday, PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba insisted that PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar did not lose the presidential election as stated by the President of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu.
The PPD spokesman said the president’s comment against opposition parties indicated that he undermined the importance of democracy.
Therefore, he called on the international community to impose visa restrictions and travel bans on Mr. Buhari after handing him over to the incoming government.
“The PDP in no uncertain terms tells President Buhari and his APC that our party and candidate, Atiku Abubakar, clearly won the 25 February 2023 presidential election, as evidenced by the authentic results of the majority of voting units in the whole country,” he said.
“The PDP did not lose the presidential election as President Buhari claims and we are not ready to cede the mandate freely given to our party by the people, regardless of threats, harassment and manipulation by the APC led administration.
“Nigerians believed and expected that President Buhari would leave a legacy of free, fair and credible elections based on his many commitments and promises, but he is leaving an ignoble, dishonorable and shameful legacy by allowing and overseeing the worst elections ever held in the history of Nigeria. Nigeria. democracy in Nigeria.
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“Having clearly undermined democracy in Nigeria, the PDP calls on the international community to impose sanctions, including visa bans and travel restrictions, on President Buhari and his family immediately after he leaves office on May 29, 2023.” the party demands.
“This demand for a sanction is in line with the request of President Buhari on February 17, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, in which he asked the European Union (EU) to impose “serious sanctions” on those who participate in “unconstitutional changes of governments” as well as those who influence the “election process and results”.