Atiku alleges plans to postpone elections in Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna

The presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday alleged moves to postpone elections in Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna States.

Atiku, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, alleged that it the plan was to rig the poll in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He warned that failure to hold elections on the same day nationwide would be an invitation to rigging, thuggery and violence, saying such would not be acceptable to his party.

‘‘The deal cut at a meeting with some northern governors and service chiefs in the presidential villa in Abuja is simple: The FG will shift election in Northern States of Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna citing security concerns to provide the APC the opportunity use security agents to massively rig polls in those state at a later date.

“The implication of the plot is that President Buhari, for all his sweet words on ensuring free and fair elections and avoiding unethical measures to win at all costs, is ready to do anything just to ‘capture’ Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna and other states using security reasons as a pretext,” Atiku said.

He said his party would not lose any sleep over “the ignoble deal, since the battle to rescue Nigeria from incompetence and bad leadership will be fought by the people themselves and not by some desperate APC governors and or President Buhari.”