Winners Should Be Magnanimous –Abubakar
Winners Should Be Magnanimous –Abubakar
Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar (rtd.) has advised contestants of the Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly election nationwide to carry along losers in the polls so as to give them a sense of belonging as stakeholders to promote the country’s democracy. Abdulsalami who gave the advice shortly after his accreditation on Saturday, along with his wife, the Chief Justice of Niger State , Hon. Justice Fati Lami Abubakar at the Up Hill Polling Unit near his country home, in Minna Niger State capital said the gesture will promote the country’s nascent democracy.
Our correspondent, reports that the former leader arrived the polling unit along sides his wife in a black colour Nissan Maxima at exactly 11:02am, said in an interaction with newsmen that he was impressed to see the accreditation of the registered voters at the polling unit going very smoothly and fast while others who were yet to be accredited conducted themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner .
He stated “I also want to seize this opportunity to thank God for the relative peace in the country especially since the commencement of the general elections. My appeal to the registered voters is that they should vote for candidates of their choice whom they can hold accountable for his stewardship in office”.
Answering question on the candidature of the president-elect, as representing the interest of the Nigerian military, he said, “His Excellency, General Muhammadu Buhari came in his private capacity as a Nigerian to join the political party of his choice, he contested and won the election based on his personal recognition and the trust reposed in him by the Nigerian people.
Therefore, it is an idle for anyone talk to classify him as a candidate of the Military class” said Abubakar . Meanwhile, the Governorship and the House of Assembly election in Niger State recorded low turnout compared to the enthusiasm expressed by eligible voters during the presidential election in the state. Our correspondent who monitored the exercise in Bida, Lavun Edati, Lemu, and Wushishi Local Government Areas reports that INEC officials arrived polling unit with all sensitive and non-sensitive materials while eligible voters were seen conducting themselves in an orderly manner during the accreditation period.
The report added that except in Wuya polling unit in Edati Local Government were up to 11am none of the prospective voters were accredited due to miss up in the card-reader which was alleged to have been taken to Gajetu, however the polling officer Ngozika Okeke had explained that she reported the development to the electoral officer who has promised to sort out the miss-up.
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