Obi dismisses EIU report as jaundiced, poorly done transactional job

Obi dismisses EIU report as jaundiced, poorly done transactional job

 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. “

Source: Obi dismisses EIU report as jaundiced, poorly done transactional job

 - NigerianEye

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