PROF MAHMOOD YAKUBU
THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN,
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ( INEC)

ATTENTION: ABIA STATE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
DR MRS NNENNA OTTI

20TH MARCH,2023

HON CHIBUIKE JONAS URGES INEC TO CANCEL THE OBINGWA LGA ELECTION AND DECLARE DR ALEX OTTI AS THE WINNER AND GOVERNOR ELECT OF THE 18TH MARCH 2023 ABIA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION.

I HONOURABLE CHIBUIKE JONAS, THE GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE OF ACTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ADP, IN THE ONGOING ABIA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, HAVEN OBSERVED WITH DISMAY AND UTTER BEWILDERMENT THE UNFOLDING EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT OBINGWA LGA COLLECTION CENTER WHERE THE USE OF ARMED THUGS WAS DEPLOYED BY THE RULING PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO HOLD THE INEC RETURNING OFFICER AND OFFICIALS HOSTAGE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE THEM TO ACCEPT AND ENDORSE HEAVILY FALSIFIED ELECTION RESULTS IN FAVOUR OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY PDP AND HER CANDIDATE CHIEF OKEY AHIWE.,

WHILE ALSO NOTING THE MALICIOUS MANHANDLING OF INEC OFFICIALS AT THE POLLING UNITS, WHO WERE BEING FORCED UNDER DURESS TO UPLOAD AN UNACCREDITED AND INFLATED NUMBER OF VOTES TO THE INEC IREV SITE, A SITUATION THAT POSED A GREAT THREAT TO OUR NASCENT DEMOCRACY AND FRAGILE NATIONAL UNITY.

IT BEHOVES ON WELL-MEANING NIGERIANS TO RISE TO THE OCCASION AND DEFEND THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF OUR NATION IN HER DEMOCRATIC JOURNEY. CONSEQUENTLY, BECAUSE THE ELECTION PROCESS HAS BEEN MARRED WITH VIOLENCE, THUGGERY, INTIMIDATION, AND KIDNAP,

I HEREBY CALL ON THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, INEC, TO AS A MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL SECURITY TO CANCEL WITHOUT DELAY THE OBINGWA LGA ELECTION IN ABIA STATE BECAUSE DR ALEX OTTI, THE GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE OF THE LABOUR PARTY HAS MAINTAINED AN HONEST LEAD IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST IN THE 25% OF THE 2/3 NUMBER OF THE 17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA STATE, HENCE JUSTIFYING THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE DECLARED DULY ELECTED GOVERNOR.

I THEREFORE, CALL UPON THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO DECLARE DR ALEX OTTI THE ABIA STATE GOVERNOR ELECT.

INEC AS THE JUDICIOUS UMPIRE OF THE 2023 ELECTIONEERING PROCESS SHOULD NOT BE IN OBLIVION OF THE FACT THAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING HER AND THAT THE FUTURE OF A STABLE POLITICAL POLITY LIES ON THEIR SHOULDER.
GOVERNANCE IS BY CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND DOESN’T REQUIRE SELF-IMPOSITION OR THE DO-OR-DIE PHENOMENON.

OUR DEMOCRATIC CYCLE IS FOR FOUR YEARS AND NOT A LIFETIME, AND AS SUCH THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER.
THE RESULTS SO FAR EMANATING IN FAVOUR OF DR ALEX OTTI IS AN EXPRESS DEMONSTRATION OF THE WILL AND DESIRES OF ABIANS BEYOND POLITICAL PARTY AND BASE SENTIMENT WHICH IN MY HUMBLE OPINION MUST BE RESPECTED.

NO INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL PARTY OR PERSON(S) IS GREATER THAN THE PEOPLE.

I SUBMIT MY AMBITION TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

LONG LIVE ABIA STATE,
LONG LIVE NIGERIA.

HONOURABLE CHIBUIKE JONAS
ADP GUBER CANDIDATE FOR ABIA STATE.