Presidential election: Our votes were stolen, diverted and suppressed – Moghalu

The presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP),
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has reacted to the outcome of the
recently concluded elections, alleging that votes meant for his
party were stolen, diverted and suppressed.

“I know for a fact that our votes were stolen, our votes were
diverted, our votes were suppressed. For this reason, the numbers
attributed to the YPP for example as the final count was a joke,”
he told Channels TV.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared
incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) as the winner of the poll.

But Moghalu believes the result was a clear testament that
“Nigerians have made a choice with the status quo, I didn’t win the
election.”

When asked if he was rigged out of the election, the YPP
candidate stressed “I am not claiming that I won the election and
was rigged out. I want to be very clear.”

He, however, called for “fundamental reform” of the nation’s
electoral system.

Moghalu, who is also a former Deputy Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) believes that Nigeria should work hard to
deepen her democratic process ahead of the 2023 general
elections.