Professor Attahiru Jega has debunked the claims made by Femi Fani-Kayode about his claim that the Peoples Democratic Party is winning 23 states across the country in the presidential elections that began on 28 March.
At a news conference in Abuja at the International Conference Centre, Jega urged
Nigerians to ignore reports pushed by people particularly those who are partisan. “You should be careful of the information people who are partisan are pushing out,” Jega said after he was asked if its true that Fani-Kayode’s claims that PDP is leading in 23 states is true.
He also stated that Nigerians should not categorically say that anyone is a winner. ” People are allowed to publish confirmed results but no one should any candidate a winner.
It would be recalled that Fani-Kayode, the spokesperson of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation claimed that based on the current coalition of results by the party, the incumbent and his party are leading the presidential elections.
“As we speak now, we are winning in 23 states and we have 64 per cent while the APC is winning in 14 states and has 36 per cent,” Femi Fani-Kayode said in a press statement sent to media houses on Sunday evening.