SENATORS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged on Tuesday
that a fresh plot against the 2015 elections might be in the making.
The senators, at a press conference in the National Assembly, addressed by Senate Minority Leader, George Akume, alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan manipulated the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, to shift the general election.
Akume, who addressed newsmen, 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.”
He added that “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.”
The senators, at a press conference in the National Assembly, addressed by Senate Minority Leader, George Akume, alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan manipulated the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, to shift the general election.
Akume, who addressed newsmen, 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.”
He added that “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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