The Obi-Datti Media office has dismissed a recent report by the Think Tank, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicting the eventual outcome of the ongoing legal challenge to the disputed 25 February, 2023, presidential election, as a jaundiced poorly done job designed to advance the cause of the All Progressives Congress.
In a
statement signed by the Head of the Media Office, Diran Onifade, the office
said, “We are taken aback that after a long silence, it is most appalling that
a highly reputed analytical entity will engage in such a counter-intuitive
prediction.
“Every
foreign and domestic observers’ report classified the election as egregiously
flawed. Such contentions are sufficient grounds for the upturning of the
election results by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) as
sufficient evidence was provided to prove that the election was substantially
flawed and did not meet the acceptable standard for a credible election.
“For the
EIU to predict otherwise seems utterly self-serving, and scripted to meet the political
needs and aspirations of APC, the possible facilitator of the report.
“This EIU
prediction is beyond partisan; indeed it is most disturbing and unacceptable.
Onifade
further said, “By this jaundiced report, the EIU via subterfuge is trying to pre-script
a judicial outcome by front-loading its proffered narrative.
“It is
clearly obvious that this EIU prediction is a paid-for-advert that canvasses
the position of one party among many that vied for the presidential elections.
“Even
though the EIU also referred to the APC reform agenda losing momentum,
Nigerians are not deceived that such analysis is by any means altruistic, when
clearly it is the other way round.
“It is
very doubtful that the EIU would endorse the incredulous and shambolic conduct
of INEC, had it happened within the United Kingdom or the European Union
territory.”
The
Obi-Datti Media team further accused the think tank of seeking to secure cheap
points in an attempt to appear altruistic.
It said,
“Attempting to score cheap points with the passive mention of Mr. Tinubu’s low
popularity at 37% of 27% voter turnout does not sufficiently capture the widely
held view of proven election irregularities like never experienced in Nigeria’s
history.
“Moreover,
to opine that the Judiciary would do the unthinkable in the face of proven
irregularities while it expects Mr. Tinubu’s reforms agenda to lose momentum,
given his fast eroding low-level political capital, goes to show how much value
the EIU places on Nigeria as a whole, along with its Judiciary. We reject such
a damnable doctrine full of inconsistencies.
“While
the EIU presumably might not mind ending up on the wrong side of events, we ask
that it should henceforth endeavour to be impartial in its commentaries on
Nigeria, or simply put up and shut up.
“Obi-Datti
Media office sees this report as not in the interest of Nigeria and inconsequential
to the outcome of cases before their Lordship because they are learned and wise
enough to discern Jacob’s hand in Esau’s clothing.
“We,
therefore wish to ask EIU to stop staking their reputations by trying to drink
from a broken jar which the APc represents in Nigeria’s democracy and endeavour
to be impartial in their commentaries and always strive to be on the right side
of history and avoid aligning itself with illegal, corrupt and criminal
tendencies that harm and destroy our humanity. We urge that it should
henceforth endeavour to be impartial in its commentaries on Nigeria. “
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