Former Minister of Defence,
Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma rtd has raised the alarm of an alleged plot to
use undemocratic ways to rig the 2019 general elections.
The retired general alleged
that there were clandestine moves to cause civil unrest in Taraba, with the
hope of making the governorship election inconclusive.
He dropped the allegations
at the commissioning of medical laboratories in Takum on Tuesday.
He called on the
electorates to guard their votes and avoid all forms of provocation before,
during and after the elections.
He said “We are in the eve
of election and if you want another four years for our able governor, we must
work for peace.
“Those who do not wish us
well will want us to fight ourselves, then they will use soldiers and police to
destabilise us and rig the election.
“It will be in our best
interest to ensure there is peace. We should suffer all provocation because
there are going to be plenty between now and the time of election.
“They will provoke you to
fight yourselves because they know they will loose if there is a peaceful
election.
“I beg everyone of you to
help maintain peace so we can have a peaceful election and that there are no
surprises and will be no postponement. ”
“The last time when
Darius’s political party was the ruling party, he was made to have run off
three times.
“This time they have
perfected running off. Once you don’t win the first time, the second time, they
will sit down and write the result and announce it in the run off.
“They will award votes and
this is the primitive democracy we now operate in this country.
“It is up to you to guard
your votes, secure your votes and make sure that everyone of your votes count
and that is when you can have four plus four.”
He added, “you will be
selling your birth right if you agree to their demand.”
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