Politics
2019 Polls: What’ll Happen If Nigerians Vote For Buhari -PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Campaign Organisaton, PPCO, yesterday cautioned Nigerians against voting for President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming election.
PPCO warned that by voting for Buhari, Nigerians would be travelling on a pathway to “full totalitarianism, where citizens would be treated as vassals in a conquered territory.”
In a statement, the spokesperson of PPCO, Kola Ologbondiyan urged Nigerians to save the country from what he termed fascism being plotted by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Ologbondiyan, “PDP makes a clarion call to all Nigerians to brace up for the February 16, 2019 Presidential election as the only way to defend and save our nation from the fascism being plotted by the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Nigerians are already aware that the APC and the Buhari Presidency are not serious with campaigns ahead of the Presidential elections. They know that the APC and its candidate, President Buhari are seeking ways to enmesh the election in crisis, stalemate the electoral process and pave the way for rigging and actualisation of plots to perpetuate President Buhari in office.
“With the prevailing state of our polity; the flagrant violation of our constitution, continuous attacks on institutions of democracy and principle of separation of powers, consistent abuse of human rights, erosion of personal freedom, uninhibited extra-judicial killings, illegal detention, attack on peaceful protesters, clampdown on the media and vocal members of the Civil Society, as well as the unleashing of brutality on innocent citizens, that have characterised the Buhari Presidency; it is manifestly clear that our nation is on a rapid descent into fascism, which we must all resist with our votes.
“We urge all compatriots to note that any vote for APC is an endorsement of fascism and allowing President Buhari another tenure will be a pathway to full totalitarianism, where citizens would be treated as vassals in a conquered territory.
“Today, our freedom and personal liberty as a people are under threat. Our rights as constitutionally guaranteed as citizens are about to be completely taken away. Our last lines of defence as a free people; our legislature and our judiciary are also under siege”.