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Senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have alleged on Tuesday that a fresh plot against the 2015 elections might be in the offing. Addressing a press conference in the National Assembly, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator George Akume, alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly manipulated the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, to shift the general election.
Akume said “There is no country in the world whose leader can sit down and do what we are doing here, to undermine our democracy. That is tantamount to treason. We have nothing like interim government in our constitution and, of course, there is nothing like coup in our constitution and therefore, we must do the right thing.
Akume said “There is no country in the world whose leader can sit down and do what we are doing here, to undermine our democracy. That is tantamount to treason. We have nothing like interim government in our constitution and, of course, there is nothing like coup in our constitution and therefore, we must do the right thing.
“The president himself has sworn to protect this country and, therefore, where he is going wrong, he must be corrected. Elections must be held as rescheduled, it is important that INEC must do this in order to avoid unpleasant consequences. Nigeria is a huge and complex society, culturally, structurally and all hands must be on deck to avoid the Somalia experience.
“Time has passed when people carry ballot boxes and papers to their respective rooms, thumb-print and the following days, we have senators, members of the House of Representatives, governors and president. The whole world is watching this county. We have become a laughing stock, we are becoming a banana republic. The fact that we are in the opposition does not make us any security risk.”
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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.
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