Yes, I have rigged elections - Viral video of late Deputy Senate President Mantu's confession on Channels TV re-emerges

An old video of the late former Deputy President of the Senate, Ibrahim Mantu speaking about election rigging has re-emerged, six days before the presidential elections on Saturday, February 25.

The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party who died in 2021 from complications from COVID-19 described how he and the other party fateful induce strategically placed people to rig the elections in their favor.

Confessing when asked if he has ever rigged an election, he said: "Yes, I did help rig elections." He made the bold revelation in an exclusive chat with Channels Television, Maupe Ogun-Yusuf before the 2019 presidential election that saw President Muhammadu Buhari emerge as the winner, defeating Atiku Abubakar.

Among people who benefit from their financial inducement include the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives and members of the opposing party.

"Yes, I did help rig elections. I am now confessing the truth. Look, I don't have to change elections but when you provide money. you give money to INEC boys that if they see any chance that they should favor you. You provide money to the security."

"What we do is to make provisions for INEC, we will make provisions for security and even make provisions for agents of other parties so that they will not raise any objection to what we are doing."

"So by providing the financial inducement to the officials, I am rigging."

Mantu aged 74-year-old died at a private hospital in Abuja, a few days after he was admitted

The late Mr. Mantu was born in Chanso village, Gindiri District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on February 16, 1947. He attended the Gindiri Demonstration Primary School from 1955 – 1961 and obtained the First School Leaving Certificate.

He worked with the Public Works Department (PWD) Jos, as a Stores Requisition Clerk from 1962 – 1963 before proceeding to the Gindiri Teachers College in 1964. On leaving Gindiri in 1967, he joined the Nigerian Tobacco Company, Zaria in 1968 as a Quality Checker.



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