THE Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Sokoto has rejected the results of the presidential election, claiming that the process was marred by unprecedented violence.
Chairman of the party in Sokoto, Aliyu Goronyo made the party’s position known while addressing journalists at a press conference in Sokoto.
He said the PDP in Sokoto state cannot accept result of election where over three hundred thousand eligible voters across over four hundred and seventy polling units were not allowed to exercise their civic right by sponsored thugs that disrupted the electoral process.
According to the PDP chairman, Nigeria’s security agencies failed to provide proper security and, in some cases, cooperated with violent perpetrators to deprive the people of the state the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice.
