Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has disclosed what affected Atiku Abubakar’s chances in the North against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday said rigging affected the elections and not because of the promise to restructure the country.
According to him, northerners are not opposed to restructuring except for some few ones among them who are benefiting from the present lopsided structural imbalance.
The statement read: “The North is not opposed to restructuring. It is only a few in the North who are benefiting from what is going on that are opposed to restructuring. Just like we have people like Osinbajo and Tinubu in the South West.
“It is these ones who are benefiting from what is going on that are against restructuring. They are in the North, West as represented by people like Osinbajo and Tinubu.
“So, if anything will affect this election, it is rigging not restructuring. Look at what is happening where we have two countries in one.
“Where many people were disenfranchised because of card readers in some parts of the country and people are voting in another part of the country.
“ We saw for instance a state like Yobe where we had more voters than accredited voters. It is big joke.”
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