Desperation to get Buhari re-elected ‘dangerous’ —Ex-APC deputy spokesman

Former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s “desperation” to get him re-elected is “dangerous”.

He also alleged that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition political members are not safe.

The former APC chieftain was responding to the alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his family, which the Nigerian Police described as a burglary.

But alleging that the “desperation” of Buhari’s government to get him re-elected is “dangerous”, Frank beckoned on the international community to keep an eye on happenings in the country as the 2019 general draws near.

Frank said, “When I raised the alarm some months back, some people called me names. They said I was raising an unnecessary alarm. The current event, regarding the assassination attempt on the deputy senate president has vindicated me and the information at our disposal shows that the APC government is still desperate to eliminate all the strong voices through whatever means, to ensure the party wins presidency in 2019.

“Of recent, PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and some of his family members were threatened with death by some apologists of the APC but surprisingly nothing has come out of the investigation into the matter despite a letter written to the President himself and the reported arrest of a suspect responsible for the heinous plot.

“We are worried that democracy under the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari is getting another meaning. Buhari and his party know that they have lost the goodwill of Nigerians and have resorted to desperate measures to sustain their waning appeal.

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“The desperation is evident in the alleged certificate scandal which the President himself has not been able to defend. The struggle to defend his so called integrity has led him to allegedly forge his O’level certificate which he could not present during the 2015 election. So, what has changed?

“We are calling on Nigerians to be vigilant and get ready to protect their votes because this government will do everything possible to steal the mandate of the people in 2019.”

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