Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to maintain its neutrality.
Atiku said INEC National Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu should instruct Collation Officers for Saturday’s election to upload the results from the polling units to the commission’s server immediately.
Atiku’s spokesperson Paul Ibe, wondered in a statement why the upload was taking long hours after votes were concluded in many parts of the country.
He urged INEC to act timely “to checkmate some governors who are trying to compromise the results at the local government collation level.
“It will be a disservice to Nigerians and a negation to democracy for anyone to subvert the will of the people as freely expressed in their votes of yesterday.”
The PDP presidential flagbearear appealed to Nigerians to be calm but vigilant to ensure that anti-democratic elements masquerading as progressives do not steal their mandate.
Ibe said early results from polling units and exit polls indicate that Atiku is projected to become the first candidate to meet the mandatory 25% requirement of votes cast in at least 24 states.
The statement added that the PDP flagbearer is also set to exceed expectations in at least 10 states, where he is projected to garner over 40% of the votes cast.