The ruling party will not permit the opposition to rig future elections in Nigeria, according to the All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Lagos State.
Citing a recent independent statistical analysis that it claims refutes the narrative, it disputed assertions that the ruling party was exclusively to blame for purported irregularities in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections.
The study, which was done as part of a Data Science master’s thesis at Pan-Atlantic University, examined data from over 123,000 voting places nationally and concluded that electoral anomalies were not exclusive to one political party, according to Seye Oladejo, the state’s APC spokesperson.
According to the party, the investigation revealed that regions seen as Labour Party strongholds, especially those in the South-East, had the highest number of statistically significant abnormalities.
While “Lagos State recorded an anomaly rate of 2.3 percent, higher figures were reported in other states, including Anambra (24.9 percent), Enugu (16.7 percent), and Imo (10.9 percent),” the report stated.
The APC added that a disproportionate number of “perfect scores” in Labour Party strongholds—vote distributions it deemed statistically suspicious—were seen in the analysis.
According to Oladejo, these results refute allegations that the federal government or the ruling party rigged the 2023 election.
According to the analysis, electoral fraud in 2023 followed “opportunity rather than ideology,” he added, adding that several parties accused of rigging may have profited from unlawful acts themselves.
The party accepted the report’s finding that the 2023 election was neither wholly fraudulent nor altogether free of irregularities, but contended that malpractice had taken on more subtle forms, necessitating closer examination before further elections.
The Lagos APC warned against attempts to sway public opinion through disinformation or post-election narratives and declared that it will not permit the opposition to rig future elections.
Additionally, it stated support for electoral changes, including as the prosecution of electoral offenders regardless of party affiliation, real-time results transmission, independent audits of election data, and enhanced technical capabilities for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The party reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral system prior to, during, and following next elections.
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