Your best birthday gift to Nigerians should be to allow yourself to be voted out, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to allow a free and fair election that will see to his ouster in 2019, describing it as the best gift he can give to Nigerians on his birthday.

The PDP made this position known in a statement it issued on Monday to mark the president’s 76th birthday.

The party said at the age of 76, Buhari has attained “a father-figure position” and should “do everything to respect the aspirations and will of the Nigerian people on all issues.”

“The PDP urges President Buhari to leave a lasting legacy by doing all within his powers to ensure that the nation he leads knows peace; to ensure that rules are obeyed and that the sensibilities of the people, in our diversities are fully respected,” the statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, read.

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The party added that the 2019 elections place a “heavy responsibility” on the shoulders of President Buhari to guarantee a free and fair election “by ensuring that all electoral laws and rules are obeyed” and that “opposition members are not molested.”

“If President Buhari looks at the state of the nation today, he will discover, and we believe he is aware, that the situation has become horrendous for the average Nigerian,” the party said.

“In all, the best gift President Buhari can give Nigerians is, having openly agreed that he lacks the capacity to manage our economy, to allow a credible election to enable Nigerians to vote our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who understands the nuances of our national challenges and who has a blueprint for economy recovery, to come and turn things around for all our people, while he withdraws to Daura for a well-deserved rest.”

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