2027: Atiku Exposes Plot To Stop Northerners From Voting Over Insecurity

African Democratic Congress, ADC presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar has, described, as concerning reports of alleged  plot to ensure that election did not hold in northern part of the country in 2027. He said the plot is meat to suppress votes from the northern part of the country.

The former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate alleged that the Senate is planning to declare the region insecure for political campaign due to the current insecurity ravaging the country.

The ADC chieftain said this will be achieved under the pretext of insecurity in the region, warning that this problem of insecurity in the northern part of the country should not be used as an excuse to stop political activity and election in the region next year, saying the government should tackle the problem head on instead of looking for an easy way out, and punishing people who want to exercise their civic right.

Abubakar made the remark in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, noting that the development will portend serious and dangerous precedent for the country.

According to him, insecurity must never be used by the government to prevent a part of the country from exercising their political and constitutional rights.

He explained that the problem of insecurity cannot be tackled by disenfranchising the people, adding that this will lead to suspicion and polarization of the country as those affected will consider such action as deliberate.

Abubakar: “Let it be clearly stated: the right to vote and participate in the electoral process is fundamental and cannot be abridged under any guise. Any attempt—whether deliberate or disguised—to suppress political activities in parts of Northern Nigeria raises legitimate concerns about disenfranchisement

“At a time when citizens are already battling hardship and insecurity, the least the government can do is to guarantee their right to be heard — not to restrict it. Any policy that creates the impression of targeted exclusion will only deepen distrust and national division.”

The former number two citizen of the country called on the federal government to come clean on the issue, by assuring Nigerians that such plan is not in the offing, warning  that the implication of executing such plot would be better imagined than experience because of its “far-reaching” implication on the country.

“Nigeria must never descend into a situation where elections are shaped by exclusion, fear, or administrative manipulation. The consequences of such actions are far-reaching and better imagined than experienced,” he said.