The leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has declared that nothing can break the will of the people in their determination to vote out the Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
It described the government as incompetent, corrupt and oppressive.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of killing innocent Nigerians, snatching and burning ballot boxes.
It said the unleashing of violence was the major part of the script by the APC to intimidate Nigerians and disrupt the election, in the bid to retain power for Buhari.
“President Buhari and the APC leadership must know that they are directly responsible for the killings in Rivers state, the violent snatching of ballot box and burning of electoral materials in Lagos and various other states where compromised security agents were used to directly interfere in the electoral process.
“In Lagos State, the world watched in amazement as security agents aided APC thugs to invade polling centres, disrupt electoral process, manhandle voters, destroy and burnt electoral materials, including ballot papers and boxes.
“In Rivers state, voters were shot and killed by agents of the APC in their desperation to manipulate the elections.
“Our party is compiling a list of all infractions and the killings as well as securing the identities of all individuals who played roles in the atrocities,” Ologbondiyan said.
He stated too that the PDP applauded the will shown in the resilience, courage and sacrifices by Nigerians, across the board, in resisting the “Buhari’s anti-democratic forces” and insisting that their votes must count, against all odds.
The party stated further: “Nigerians, across the country are exceptionally upbeat in their resolution to vote out this incompetent, divisive, vengeful, violent prone and corrupt APC administration, despite the machinations of the Buhari Presidency
“This election has shown President Buhari and in particular, certain individuals in Lagos state, who thought that they were emperors, that the will of the people is bigger than them. The APC turned the election into a war but Nigerians have shown that nobody can suppress their resilient spirit.”
The PDP called on INEC to ensure that all votes counted as it stated that Nigerians were following all the figures from the polling units.
It said having come thus far and after making huge sacrifices, Nigerians would never accept any result that did not reflect the reality of their already expressed wishes and aspiration at the polls.
