The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Atiku Abubakar, says President Muhammadu Buhari and the cabal
running his government have become jittery following the statements of
condemnation issued by the United States, the United Kingdom and the
European Union over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Justice Walter Onnoghen.
In a statement by his Special Assistant
on Public Communications, Phrank Shuaibu, the former Vice-President
urged Buhari to ensure that next month’s elections are free and fair or
face the consequences.
He said, “Buhari’s cabal is unhappy with
the statements from the US, the British and the EU because they know
that these world powers have agreed to re-route their latest and most
technologically sophisticated spy satellites, including the NAOL-47
satellite, to provide comprehensive coverage over Nigeria on February
16.
“The photographs these satellites will deliver cannot only
show someone reading a newspaper but also which newspaper they are
reading.”
Recall that the Federal Government had, in a statement
through Garba Shehu, stated that, “The nation’s security forces will
confront any attempt to interfere with the process by elements from
outside the country.”
The PDP candidate, however, expressed
concerns over the “desperation of the APC to rig the forthcoming
elections;” and advised the Independent National Electoral Commission,
the military and the Police not to allow themselves to be used by “those
interested in turning Nigeria’s democracy on its head.”
