The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, said he would not congratulate the President Muhammadu Buhari because the election was not free and fair but marred by many irregularities.
President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner of the election, having scored 15,191, 847, while Atiku polled 11,262,978 votes.
The former Vice President, therefore, said that he would challenge the outcome in court.
Atiku, in a statement he personally signed early on Wednesday morning, said,
“If I had lost in a free and fair election, I would have called the victor within seconds of my being aware of his victory to offer not just my congratulations, but my services to help unite Nigeria by being a bridge between the North and the South.
“However, in my democratic struggles for the past three decades, I have never seen our democracy so debased as it was on Saturday, February 23, 2019. 2007 was a challenge, but President (Umaru) Yar’Adua was remorseful.
“In 2019, it is sad to see those who trampled on democracy thumping their noses down on the Nigerian people.
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