By; BUHARI B. BELLO, Jos
Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association (ACIPA) has decried the system used in the collation center for the presidential election
A statement by the chairman of ACIPA, Rev. Shehu Luke made available to newsmen in Jos, said that it has become imperative and compelling to issue the public statement especially to the electoral umpire, INEC and the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The first observation is with regards to the President flaunting his choice of APC Presidential candidate on the ballot paper to the public glare.
“Secondly, was the purported use of a private Jet on 25th February 2023 belonging to the same APC Presidential candidate by the leading electoral umpire,” the statement said.
According to him, “this smacks of more than suspicion especially in view of the reports from Lagos, Kano and other states that confirmed our fears.
“ACIPA here advices and warns desperate politicians and this government not to test the will of the youth nor take for granted the position of Nigerian Christians and our allies.
“This is the only good legacy President Muhammdu Buhari and the electoral umpire can bequeath to Nigerians and should they choose to trample on it by allowing manipulations in order to impose a candidate, then they should be ready to bear the consequences of their actions or inactions.
“Suffice to say that we are aware that most of the sitting governors are culpable in the complicity of rigging and manipulations in order to either install their stooges or cover up their failures and corruption in office.
“We therefore, strongly advise the President, INEC and security operatives to rise to the occasion as is expected of them by Nigerians. Anything short of this will not be acceptable and may have dire consequences,” the group declared.
