APC, PDP culpable in Nigeria’s 2019 election violence – EU
Voters voting at the Nomadic Primary School, Polling Unit , at Tudun-Fulani , during the FCT Area Council at Bwari Area Council in Abuja on Saturday . 02036/9/3/2019/Sumail Ibrahim/JAU/NANNigeria’s leading parties failed to act to curb violence during the 2019 general elections, the European Union Election Observation Mission has said.
The APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, won the election with the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar coming second. Mr Abubakar and the PDP are challenging the results of the presidential election. ”The elections became increasingly marred by violence and intimidation. This harmed the integrity of the electoral process and may deter future participation.
Only a few of the perpetrators of the violence were arrested by security agencies who seemed overwhelmed.Journalists were also victims of the violence, the EU report stated.
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