The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has dismissed the rumour that he’s withdrawn the suit against the victory of the president elect, Senator Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.
Atiku said he would not accord any legitimacy to a rigged presidential election.
There were speculations that the Wazirin Adamawa has agreed to withdraw the law suit against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Atiku reaffirmed that he has instructed his lawyers to challenge the results of the 2023 presidential election.
He said he and his political platform would continue to challenge the credibility of the election, affirming that it’s not his personal fight but the fight of Nigeria and its democracy.
The former Vice President said: “I have been notified of a fake press release attributed to me and purportedly giving legitimacy to the widely rigged presidential election of February 25.
“The so-called press release did not emanate from me or my office, and it should be treated with repudiation, untrue, and deliberately contrived by those who illegally appropriated the mandate of the Nigerian people.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, I wish to state categorically that my lawyers still have my unflinching mandate to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
“I join other lovers of democracy in Nigeria and friends of our great country in the outright rejection of the predetermined outcome of the February 25 election.
“I shall continue to challenge the legality of that election, alongside my party, the Peoples Democratic Party.
“The decision to challenge the sham election of February 25, the worst election in our democratic history, is not predicated on my personal interest but for the interest of Nigeria and its people. It is aimed at deepening democracy and ensuring that we do not confer legitimacy to an outcome of illegitimacy.
“My commitment to the democratic struggle in Nigeria is beyond an election season.”
The Informant247 recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election.
According to INEC, Tinubu came victorious with 8.8 million votes.
The presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar came second with 6.9 million votes, while Peter Obi, had 6.1 million votes.