The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar is currently leading a massive protest against the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Abuja.
The protest which kicked off from the party secretariat popularly called Wadata House located at Maitama in Abuja is being attended by large party supporters to express their dissatisfaction against the election believed to be rigged in favour of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The protesters are heading toward the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to call for the cancellation of the elections.
Also at the protest are Sokoto State Governor. Aminu Tambuwal, National Chairman PDP, Iyrochia Ayu, Senator Olujimi and others Meanwhile, armed security operatives including Nigerian police and the Department of State Security (DSS) have been deployed to maintain law and order.
Some of the inscriptions on their placards read; Our Vote Must Count; We Say No Injustice and Fraud; Democracy Under Threat In Nigeria; Save Our Democracy From INEC among others.