Wife
of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari has raised a fresh alarm on plans to rig the
forthcoming elections in the country.
According
to Leadership, the wife of the President specifically raised the alleged that
members of the opposition parties were planning to disrupt the forthcoming
general election in the country.
Speaking at the Federal Capital Territory, All
Progressives Congress (FCT-APC) Women and Youth Town Hall meeting, in Abuja
yesterday, Aisha Buhari urged Nigerian women and youths to be on guard to
ensure that the evil machinations of the detractors are frustrated.
Represented by a former deputy
governor of Plateau State, Mrs Paulline Tallen, the wife of the president noted
that the APC-led administration, under President Buhari has performed more than
any other past administrations in Nigeria. She maintained that President
Muhammadu Buhari is the only Nigerian leader that has ever completed projects
started by his predecessors in office.
“Our detractors are planning all
manner of things to prevent peaceful election. They don’t want things to be done
the way it should be done in this country. We must pray that we have a peaceful
election. Mr President has done what no one has done. He has not abandoned any
projects started by his predecessors, because he believes in continuity. He had
ensured that any good project is completed.”
Earlier, the director general,
central working committee of APC, women and youth presidential campaign team,
Buba Marwa stated that President Muhammadu Buhari remains a saleable candidate
whose integrity and transparency are unique points that would give him victory
in the forthcoming election.
Marwa charged the women and youths
resident in the FCT to muster more efforts towards the party’s house-to-house
campaign, with emphasis on showcasing the achievements of the administration.
In another development, Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike declared that the All Progressives Congress
(APC)-led federal government through the Office of the National Security
Adviser (NSA) has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the
forthcoming elections.
Wike, who spoke yesterday during a
courtesy visit by Savannah Centre Council on Peaceful and Violence Free in
Nigeria at the Government House Port Harcourt, stated that shutting down
internet access by the NSA and INEC is aimed at facilitating the rigging of the
2019 general elections. The governor said: “The National Security Adviser has
met with INEC to ensure that internet service providers shutdown the internet,
so that foreign bodies won’t see what’s happening in the country during the
elections.
Represented by a former deputy
governor of Plateau State, Mrs Paulline Tallen, the wife of the president noted
that the APC-led administration, under President Buhari has performed more than
any other past administrations in Nigeria. She maintained that President
Muhammadu Buhari is the only Nigerian leader that has ever completed projects
started by his predecessors in office.
“Our detractors are planning all
manner of things to prevent peaceful election. They don’t want things to be
done the way it should be done in this country. We must pray that we have a
peaceful election. Mr President has done what no one has done. He has not
abandoned any projects started by his predecessors, because he believes in
continuity. He had ensured that any good project is completed.”
Earlier, the director general,
central working committee of APC, women and youth presidential campaign team,
Buba Marwa stated that President Muhammadu Buhari remains a saleable candidate
whose integrity and transparency are unique points that would give him victory
in the forthcoming election.
Marwa charged the women and youths
resident in the FCT to muster more efforts towards the party’s house-to-house
campaign, with emphasis on showcasing the achievements of the administration.
In another development, Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike declared that the All Progressives Congress
(APC)-led federal government through the Office of the National Security
Adviser (NSA) has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the
forthcoming elections.
Wike, who spoke yesterday during a
courtesy visit by Savannah Centre Council on Peaceful and Violence Free in
Nigeria at the Government House Port Harcourt, stated that shutting down
internet access by the NSA and INEC is aimed at facilitating the rigging of the
2019 general elections. The governor said: “The National Security Adviser has
met with INEC to ensure that internet service providers shutdown the internet,
so that foreign bodies won’t see what’s happening in the country during the
elections.
“They will jam all the frequencies
and internet services to stop real time communication during the elections.
This plot to rig the forthcoming
elections is a recipe for violence. They
will not succeed in whatever they are planning. The world will be informed
about their criminal activities.”
He stated that the negative actions
of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration indicate that they will
not accept defeat when they lose the forthcoming elections. Wike advised Buhari
to emulate his predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who placed
Nigeria above personal consideration.
The governor said: “I don’t think
this administration will willingly
accept defeat. They should emulate
former President Goodluck Jonathan who lost elections and accepted the outcome. There was no litigation.
He went back home and did not generate crisis.”
He stated that Rivers people will
not fold their hands and allow the APC-led federal government unleash violence
and rig the 2019 general elections in the state.
Wine, who regretted that the APC-led
Federal Government has caged the Judiciary, making it difficult to determine
electoral disputes in court, argued that the conduct of credible elections rest
squarely with security agencies and INEC, saying that once the two agencies act
within the law, the polls will be credible polls.
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