Nigerians have reacted on social media to the viral video on how the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted the ward congress two Saturdays ago across the country.
Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that the ruling APC conducted ward congresses across the country on Saturday, July 31, to choose party executives despite the warning by some party members.
Controversy still trails the ward congresses of the ruling APC across the states. While many states claimed it was free, fair and peaceful, others said participants and other stakeholders were shortchanged.
The congress did not hold in Anambra and Zamfara states due to the disagreement over the last governorship primary and leadership tussle.
But three days after the conduct of the ward congresses, there was a viral video that circulated on Social media showing the ways the party was counting their votes during the congress.
In the video, the APC member who was heard speaking in the Igbo language when counting their members who were on the queue miraculously and magically exaggerated the process.
In the video seen by Newsflash Nigeria, the man counting APC members on the queue without having any opponent, he counts the number starting from one when he reached 29, he jumped to 60 and from 204, jumped to 260.
Nigerians have reacted to this ugly event and said the viral video showed the reasons for APC’s rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.
Newsflash Nigeria had also reported that the APC lawmakers voted against electronic transmission of results in the Senate.
The outcome of the election in the Senate showed that 52 APC senators, including the chairman of the Senate INEC committee, Kabiru Gaya, voted against the panel’s report, which gives the electoral umpire the sole power to determine the practicability of electronic transmission of results.
See the reaction obtained by Newsflash Nigeria below:
@Bankole Sylvester, “Nigeria is in a deep hole ….to think that this actually happened in the East. I wonder how they will count in the North…”
@Innocent Nlemonwu, “APC is synonymous to magic, this is a rehearsal to what would happen in 2023”
@Bassey Okpo, “260, APC way of counting votes is always miraculous and magical”.
@Lawal Ahmed, “What is APC? It’s the community and the people who decided to destroy themselves. Political leaders have their blames but without our consent they can’t rig the election”
@Gentility Dada, Hahahahaha. Nigeria is a terrible country with no ideology. It’s unfortunate we find ourselves here”.
@Igwe Tochukwu Samuel, “Hahahaha… we are not serious in this country. I enjoyed the counting sef, at least it made me laugh wella”.
@Efe Ebulu, “This is terrible APC has finally destroyed our democracy.. I dnt blame dem.. Its our supreme Court justices and d gullible APC followers I blame. God help us”
@Adeleye Fatai Ayodele, “Why the counting self, they should have kuku declare a number. Now i understand why there can be no progress if we continue this way irrespective of the parties involved.
@Folasele Ariyo, “Chai ! Na real APC magic, that’s what fela called demonstration of craze, people no go vote and the will be counting big big numbers”
@Afolabi Ojo Afo, “This is just a party primary. What will now happen in general election? I expected this only from the north. APC will make or mar Nigeria in 2023”.
@Uche Okezie, “This is absolutely terrible. Nigeria is in trouble under this miserable and useless APC government”.
@Igwe Tochukwu Samuel, “Hahahaha… we are not serious in this country. I enjoyed the counting sef, at least it made me laugh wella”.
@Asiwome Rans, “No wonder they have made in Abuja Supreme Court Governor-elect.Shame”
@Micheal Butter, “That’s the reason why they denied ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF THE RESULT”. Nigeria is finished under APC”
