Rerun: FG, APC are planning to win Sokoto by force - PDP alleges
PDP has accused the federal government
and the APC of planning to use military to
intimidate voters during Sokoto rerun
- The party's chairman in Sokoto, Alhaji
Ibrahim Milgoma, said the ruling party is
planning to win Sokoto by force
- Milgoma, however, said he was confident
that Governor Aminu Tambuwal would win
the rerun on Saturday, March 23
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
accused the federal government and the
All Progressives Congress (APC) of
plotting to use the military and other
security agents to win Sokoto state by
force.
Vanguard reports that the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)
had scheduled the rerun polls in the
state for Saturday, March 23, following
the claim that no clear winner emerged
in the first ballot cast on Saturday, March
9.
Metronaija2019.blogspot.com gathered that the PDP, on whose
platform Governor Aminu Wiziri
Tambuwal ran and would also run in the
rescheduled election, issued a strongly
worded warning on Thursday, March 14,
against the federal government and the
opposition APC in the state not to
contemplate using any instrument of
force to stall the will of Sokoto voters.
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In the statement on Thursday, March 14,
by the party's chairman in Sokoto state,
Alhaji Ibrahim Milgoma, said that any
attempt by the government and its
security agents to manipulate the process
would lead to serious consequences.
The party said it was only asking the
government to allow a level playing field
for the two candidates in the poll, adding
that its candidate, Governor Aminu
Tambuwal, would win given the
electorate’s preference for him.
The statement read: “The Peoples
Democratic Party in Sokoto state is aware
of plans by the federal government and the
All Progressives Congress at national level
to massively deploy security agents and
military troops to the state during the
supplementary elections for the
governorship and state Assembly,
scheduled for March 23, 2019.
''This is clear with a view to militarising
the polls in order to intimidate and terrify
our people into submission and deny them
the freedom and composure to elect
candidates of their choice, the same game
plan of the APC for the two subsequent
elections.
“Our party is also in the know that
prominent politicians from other states,
especially those neighbouring Sokoto
state, will be assigned into Sokoto to try
to influence the vote in the areas affected
by the election reschedule.
“Our party wishes to caution all the
parties and individuals involved in the
scheme against infringement on the
constitutionally guaranteed freedom of
our people to their choice.
‘’The PDP also draws the attention of
these schemers to the inherent dangers of
their plans to the safety of our people,
their lives and property.
“Sokoto is a peaceful state, our people are
peace loving and law abiding and
therefore do not deserve this unwarranted
interference and harassment that greatly
threatens our lives, at the altar of the
crude quest for power.
“Sokoto state, as the originator of all its
neighbours, deserves respect and the
goodwill of its sisters, rather than be
turned into a battle zone for unscrupulous
politicians, who wish to rule our people
against their will.
“Our people have expressed their will in
the unjustifiably disrupted electoral
process and will not be cowed into
changing their choice by any force,
however massive, contriving or strong.
“It should be noted however, that the APC,
the institutions of the federal government
and individuals involved in this plot will
be held responsible for the possible
negative consequences of their desperate
designs for Sokoto state.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously
reported that the Save Nigeria
Democracy group, a Non- Governmental
Organisation (NGO), urged the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to ensure the
supplementary elections are free and
fair.
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and the APC of planning to use military to
intimidate voters during Sokoto rerun
- The party's chairman in Sokoto, Alhaji
Ibrahim Milgoma, said the ruling party is
planning to win Sokoto by force
- Milgoma, however, said he was confident
that Governor Aminu Tambuwal would win
the rerun on Saturday, March 23
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
accused the federal government and the
All Progressives Congress (APC) of
plotting to use the military and other
security agents to win Sokoto state by
force.
Vanguard reports that the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)
had scheduled the rerun polls in the
state for Saturday, March 23, following
the claim that no clear winner emerged
in the first ballot cast on Saturday, March
9.
Metronaija2019.blogspot.com gathered that the PDP, on whose
platform Governor Aminu Wiziri
Tambuwal ran and would also run in the
rescheduled election, issued a strongly
worded warning on Thursday, March 14,
against the federal government and the
opposition APC in the state not to
contemplate using any instrument of
force to stall the will of Sokoto voters.
READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to
Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-
Chief Bayo Olupohunda
In the statement on Thursday, March 14,
by the party's chairman in Sokoto state,
Alhaji Ibrahim Milgoma, said that any
attempt by the government and its
security agents to manipulate the process
would lead to serious consequences.
The party said it was only asking the
government to allow a level playing field
for the two candidates in the poll, adding
that its candidate, Governor Aminu
Tambuwal, would win given the
electorate’s preference for him.
The statement read: “The Peoples
Democratic Party in Sokoto state is aware
of plans by the federal government and the
All Progressives Congress at national level
to massively deploy security agents and
military troops to the state during the
supplementary elections for the
governorship and state Assembly,
scheduled for March 23, 2019.
''This is clear with a view to militarising
the polls in order to intimidate and terrify
our people into submission and deny them
the freedom and composure to elect
candidates of their choice, the same game
plan of the APC for the two subsequent
elections.
“Our party is also in the know that
prominent politicians from other states,
especially those neighbouring Sokoto
state, will be assigned into Sokoto to try
to influence the vote in the areas affected
by the election reschedule.
“Our party wishes to caution all the
parties and individuals involved in the
scheme against infringement on the
constitutionally guaranteed freedom of
our people to their choice.
‘’The PDP also draws the attention of
these schemers to the inherent dangers of
their plans to the safety of our people,
their lives and property.
“Sokoto is a peaceful state, our people are
peace loving and law abiding and
therefore do not deserve this unwarranted
interference and harassment that greatly
threatens our lives, at the altar of the
crude quest for power.
“Sokoto state, as the originator of all its
neighbours, deserves respect and the
goodwill of its sisters, rather than be
turned into a battle zone for unscrupulous
politicians, who wish to rule our people
against their will.
“Our people have expressed their will in
the unjustifiably disrupted electoral
process and will not be cowed into
changing their choice by any force,
however massive, contriving or strong.
“It should be noted however, that the APC,
the institutions of the federal government
and individuals involved in this plot will
be held responsible for the possible
negative consequences of their desperate
designs for Sokoto state.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously
reported that the Save Nigeria
Democracy group, a Non- Governmental
Organisation (NGO), urged the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to ensure the
supplementary elections are free and
fair.
READ ALSO: Don't enter into new
transactions with Okorocha - Imo
governor-elect Ihedioha warns banks
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conduct fair elections? - Nigerians speak|-metronaija2019.blogspot.com
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