The European Union (EU) on Wednesday reacted to threat by Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that those who intervene in the forthcoming general elections will “go back in body bags”.


The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor made the threat when he featured on NTA’s Tuesday Live programme anchored by Cyril Stober.

“Those that are calling for anyone to come and intervene in Nigeria, we are waiting for the person that would come and intervene, they would go back in body bags,” the governor said

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He noted that Nigeria had intervened militarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia in the 1990s on resolution international community and as a gesture of “neighbourliness”.

“We are trying to run our country as decently as possible,” he said.

El-Rufai’s statement came after the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union warned the Nigerian government of interfering in the election.


Their reaction followed the suspension of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Reacting via its Twitter handle @EUEOMNigeria2019, the body said: “We are aware of the comments by the Governor of Kaduna about non-interference by foreigners during a talk show on #NigeriaDecides2019 on 5/2/19.

“The EU only deploys an election observation mission when it is invited to do so by the authorities of a country.



“EU election observation missions give commentary and analysis, and make recommendations about the electoral process.

“EU election observation missions are impartial, do not interfere in the electoral process, and operate according to a strict code of conduct.

“While the security of EU observers is of paramount importance, and will remain under constant review, EU observers will continue their work across the country in the run-up to – and beyond – the 16 February elections”.

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2019/02/el-rufai-reveals-why-threatened-to-kill.html
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How come we have archaic morons all over the high places in this country? Nothing concerns me with the dirty game called politics, but the way this unguarded comments paints Nigerians in the eyes of the international community is my major concern. Once you travel out as a Nigerian, you'd be looked at with so much disdain.

#ShameOnElRufai!

We don't need this Whites intervention in our country. Any country they intervene always turned to war zone. Look at Venezuela, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

You go back in BODY BAGS

Quote me at your own RISK

Elrufai e don be for you

Buhari is going back to Daura from there he is going to ICC

On behalf of Nigerians, I donate Hellrifai to our dear brothers in Congo.


EU he's not ours.

Elrufai is a demented bigot who divulges a lot. He's clearly showing that he is an abegro. Omo gba gboshi

APC is a curse to this country

These same electoral observers were on hand in 2015 and El Rufai never raised an eyebrow, because he was in the opposition and thought they were doing APC a favour, unknown to him they don't have partisan interests.