Uba Sani condemns election violence

The senator-elect for Kaduna Central senatorial zone, Malam Uba Sani, has condemned reported cases of violent disruption of election processes in some states where supplementary elections were held on Saturday.

The senator-elect said Nigerians should be mindful of the imperative of adhering to democratic practices, adding that there was need to safeguard the nation’s hard-earned democracy.

“This is highly regrettable and stands condemned.

For one who still bears the scars of our struggle for the enthronement of civil democratic rule in our great country, I call on all persons involved in the heinous acts of disrupting elections and preventing the people from casting their votes freely, to desist forthwith.

“Our democracy is still nascent; let’s be patriotic enough to guard against anything that will endanger it,” he said.

Clarifying the rumour that Governor Nasir el-Rufai had travelled to one of the states to influence the outcome of election in favour of an APC governor, the senatorelect said the governor was throughout in Kaduna discharging the duties he was elected to do.

“I am disturbed by reports from a number of places where unscrupulous persons are bent on subverting the will of the people to freely and fairly elect their leaders.

“Talks that El-Rufai is currently in Kano, Bauchi or heading towards Adamawa State is false and totally misleading. Let us play fair for the sake of our beloved country please,” he said.