The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has warned that further postponement of the
March 28 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission will amount
to “a civilian and military coup.”
While advising INEC to take note of its constitutional
limitations, he also ruled out participation in any election debate following
the postponement of the elections.
The former Head of State, sounded the warning in an
interview with journalists on Monday in Abuja during a courtesy call on him by
the first elected President of Malawi and Leader of the Commonwealth Election
Observers Group, Dr. Bakili Muluzi.
He said, “We told them about the change in the dates of
elections and the constitutional limitations of INEC. That is the last card for
INEC and they cannot delay the elections anymore. So, it is up to the
government to facilitate a free, fair and credible election.
“If they fail to do that then, they will be indulging in a
civilian and military coup because the constitution is very clear that certain
days to the swearing in, there must be an election which will usher in a new
government. So, there are no more excuses. INEC has given a document that they
are ready for the election.
“They said they had trained their personnel, acquired
equipment and have been distributing voter cards. But the security chiefs wrote
INEC and demanded six more weeks.
“Okay, they have been given six weeks and that is the end of
it. So we are getting ready for the election of March 28.
Source:- Punch
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