…as Ayu, Okowa lead action
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, directed its members to join a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja over the result of the presidential election.
On Wednesday, INEC declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, winner of the election held on February 25.
Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who had 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party who secured 6,101,533 votes.
The PDP, however, rejected the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect, claiming Atiku won the election.
The party in a notice on Sunday by Director of Admin, Atiku Campaign Council, Ibrahim Bashir, informed its members that the protest would take off from the Legacy House in the Maitama area by 10 am on Monday.
It also directed its members that the uniform for the protest is black.
The notice read, “I am directed to respectfully invite Your Excellencies: The National Chairman, Dr Iyrochia Ayu, The Vice Presidential Candidate and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Okowa, Governors of; Akwa Ibom and Chairman of PCC, Mr Udom Emmanuel, Sokoto state and DG of PCC, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and Governors of Bayelsa, Edo, Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba and Osun States; Former Senate Presidents, Senator David Mark and Senator Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, BOT members, NEC members, PDP Senators and House of Representatives Members, NWC members of the party, DDGs, Directors, Deputies and Assistant Directors of NCMC; Members of the PCC; Leadership of People Living With Disabilities and all other Stakeholders to a protest match to INEC Office.
“Endeavour to be very punctual, please.”