PDP also hailed the electoral umpire for “perceived resistance to pressure” to implement a partial postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections.
Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the PDP, stated this in a letter dated February 17 and addressed to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
The letter was made available to reporters on Monday.
Secondus, who spoke on behalf of the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP, further called on the INEC boss to address certain questions, which the PDP raised during the press conference where INEC announced the postponement of the elections on Saturday.
Secondus said “This [a partial postponement of election] would not have been in the best interests of democracy in Nigeria.”
He continued, “We asked and you agreed to independent verification that
sensitive materials returned to the CBN offices at state levels have not been tampered with.
“We believe it makes sense to appoint one company to verify both issues or, on the issue of sensitive materials, we can use the party officials and observers.”
He suggested two companies from which one could be chosen, “KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.”
“Once the choice of an audit firm is agreed upon, PDP would agree to the methodology and the minimum number of units to represent a statistically significant number.
“Given the short time frame, the appointment of the audit firm should be made by Monday, February 18 (today).
“Finally, at the Press conference, you stated that you have evidence of ‘sabotage.’ We would be grateful if you could confirm the specific incidents you have identified?”
