David Lawani, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, APC,  has urged the Nigerian security agencies and well meaning stakeholders on the need to caution the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC not to kotow to the whims and caprices of politicians in order not subvert the will of the people in Adamawa State Governorship election over what it term thuggery and intimidation deploy by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to disrupt ongoing collation in favour of its candidate.

In a statement signed by Barr. Felix Morka,National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) titled; ” Adamawa Governorship Eelection: Executive Brigandage Must Not Prevail Against The Will Of The People”, noted that because the PDP knew they are loosing, they will.have to disrupt the collation of results so that they can take advantage of the situation.

Morka said: ” We draw urgent attention of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and our security services to massive thuggery, violence, intimidation and undue pressure by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) calculated to disrupt final collation and announcement of result of the Governorship election in Adamawa State.

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” Election results show a clear and decisive victory for Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani), the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate. Faced with imminent and certain prospect of loss in the election, thugs and political actors led by incumbent Governor, and Candidate of the PDP, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, have unleashed heavily armed thugs to disrupt further collation of result and subvert the will of Adamawa people as expressed at the polls. The Governor is reported to have torn result sheets at the collation centre in a show of unprecedented impunity and executive brigandage.

” We are well aware of the massive pressure on INEC and law enforcement authorities to cave in to the inordinate demands of the PDP to subvert final collation and announcement of result. However, we are supremely confident that INEC and our law enforcement authorities will stand firm and conclude the election process in the State as required by law”,he stated.

He warned that the results must not br tampered with saying : ” The result of election in Fufore Local Government Area of the state must not be tampered with as Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani) holds a clear, unassailable lead, only awaiting final collation and declaration by INEC.

” Nigeria is on the cusp of a major democratic record with the election and emergence of the first female Governor of a State in the country. We urge all well meaning Nigerians to stand together to protect and uphold this historic victory for women and our country”, the statement noted.