Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Federal Government against using state institutions to tilt the Osun governorship election in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He recently had his say while speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Describing the poll as a critical test of Nigeria’s democratic credentials, Atiku warned that the scale and posture of security deployment around the election risks making a civil democratic exercise look like a military operation.
He added that the conduct of the Osun election would send a strong signal about the nation’s readiness to deliver credible elections ahead of the next general election.
His words, “Elections are civil engagements, not military operations. Ballot papers are not bullets.
Voters are not enemy combatants. Opposition members are not insurgents.
The police belong to Nigeria. The military belongs to Nigeria. INEC belongs to the Nigerian people. None of them belongs to the APC.
The world is watching Osun. Nigerians are watching. History is taking notes. Let the people vote. Let every vote count. And let the will of the people prevail.
Who produced the certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC? When was it produced? Who authorised it?
Why does it differ from the other version, and does Chicago State University authenticate the exact document submitted to INEC.
If a young Nigerian would be required to explain such discrepancies before getting an ordinary job, why should the man seeking Nigeria’s highest job be exempt from the same standard?
Anger is not an organisation. A hashtag is not an organisation.”
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