Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has alleged that the recently concluded Anambra State governorship election was rigged.
Lawal made the claim on Monday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme monitored by newsmen.
According to him, “structures are used to rig elections; structures are used to defend votes at the polling units.”
His comments followed the declaration of the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
When asked whether he had participated in election rigging during the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s victories in the 2015 and 2023 general elections, Lawal denied direct involvement.
He said, “Some people probably rigged, but the level at which I was involved in the presidential election, our candidate is such that would not tolerate rigging. Buhari has always told me in every election that, ‘look, SGF, let’s respect Nigerian voters. Let us respect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs).’”
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