Transparency, inclusivity, and accountability were emphasized in the 23 reform suggestions made in the EU report. The Presidency asserted that the 2023 general elections were credible and well-organized and criticized the methods used by the EU to gather data.
Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's candidate in the most recent election, responded by claiming that the president had failed to acknowledge the truth and questioned the election's credibility, citing the INEC's delayed upload of results.
In a statement, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, a special assistant to Atiku, said that the EU's final report on the 2023 elections showed that the results did not accurately reflect the will of the people. He said it was hypocritical of the Federal Government to get support from the EU for the elections and then ignore its findings because they were not in their favor.
In a similar vein, Obiora Ifoh, the LP's National Publicity Secretary, told Daily Trust that the president's comment is a face-saving measure.
“It will interest the government to note that the European Union’s report is only one out of numerous submissions by other international Observers who have described the outcome of the election as a sham and an exercise that did not reflect the will of the majority of Nigerians,” Ifoh was quoted as saying.
He stressed that the “Labour Party stands by the position of the EU observation mission. We have always said that this election was massively rigged in favour of the APC and their candidate.
“What the FG is saying is just an afterthought and a shameless effort to mask the obvious. Even the blind can see, the deaf can hear and they know this election was manipulated.”
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