We’re comfortable with UK, US’s stand on Nigeria election – Lai Mohammed
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| Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed |
In a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government is particular delighted that the statements came after it alerted the nation to the machinations of some opposition elements who are working to scuttle the 2019 polls through widespread violence.
”A few days ago, we alerted the nation to the plot by the opposition to orchestrate widespread violence in the country, using insurgents and criminal elements within and outside the country. Their plan is to scuttle the election and then push for an interim government, having realized they can’t win a free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.
”The fact that those statements came after we
issued our red alert, which is based on credible intelligence, shows that the
international community is closely monitoring events ahead of the election. We
urge them to keep a close tab on the desperate opposition, whose language,
actions and undisguised threats are antithetical to the conduct of peaceful
polls,” he said.
The Minister called on the international community
to keep a close eye on those who are spending more time on a dubious strategy
of scuttling the polls than campaigning to win in a free, fair, transparent and
peaceful election.
”On our part, we have confidence in the electoral
process and the institutions saddled with organizing and securing the election.
That’s why we have been busy campaigning vigorously across the country,
attracting unprecedented, organic crowds everywhere we go. ”The party that has
a history of rigging polls is well known to Nigerians. The party that has a
history of using security forces to unleash violence in order to steal the
people’s votes is well known to Nigerians. The party that organized an election
that was later described as flawed by its own ‘winning’ presidential candidate
is well known to Nigerians. That party is not the All Progressives Congress
(APC),” he said.
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