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Presidential candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has raised the alarm that some unnamed desperate politicians were engaging in human sacrifice to win the forthcoming 2027 elections.

The former Cross River State governor made the allegation in Abuja yesterday when the Council of the Wise of the Savannah Centre for Democracy, Diplomacy and Development, led by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, visited him as part of its engagement with political stakeholders ahead of the next general elections.

Duke also called for a fundamental overhaul of Nigeria’s electoral system, particularly the process for appointing the leadership and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arguing that it must be genuinely independent of the political class.

He also advocated stronger consequences for electoral violence and other actions that undermine democracy, saying that politicians would continue to take dangerous risks if they believed there were no serious consequences for their actions.

Expressing concern at what he described as the growing desperation among political actors, Duke said politicians were increasingly willing to do anything to secure political power, including resorting to practices such as human sacrifice. He warned that the development could trigger violence and plunge the country into crisis.

He wondered how low Nigerians would go before getting it right, alleging that during his tenure as governor, human body parts were discovered in the house of a council chairman and on “multiple occasions across the country,” even though it was never talked about.

Duke argued that the desperation in political contests was partly responsible for the erosion of democratic values in the country, stating that politics has been transformed from a vocation into an occupation, with many political actors willing to deploy every means possible to retain or acquire power.

Nevertheless, Ariwoola urged Duke and other presidential candidates to ensure campaigns devoid of rancour, hate speech, inflammatory statements and utterances capable of instigating violence.

According to him, the political class had, over the years, turned elections into matters of life and death, employing thuggery, hate speech, vote buying, rigging and ballot stuffing as tactics.

He further urged presidential candidates to lead their supporters in complying with INEC electoral laws and guidelines, saying such conduct was necessary to build trust and strengthen democracy.

SeeWahala:
Well, i don't blame him for speaking out on time this period

Last time APC stole HIS CHILDHOOD just because they want to 'rig' elections

What more can't they steal or do?

ratcock:
The stolen childhood pictures got me laughing

ratcock:
https://guardian.ng/politics/duke-alleges-desperate-politicians-resorting-to-human-sacrifice-to-win-elections/

SeeWahala:
Well, i don't blame him for speaking out on time this period

Last time APC stole HIS CHILDHOOD just because they want to 'rig' elections

What more can't they steal or do?

SeeWahala:
Well, i don't blame him for speaking out on time this period

Last time APC stole HIS CHILDHOOD just because they want to 'rig' elections

What more can't they steal or do?

malcom1X:
😂😂😂😂

You mean this picture? That they said it was their guy

Magnetic010:
Nigerians and stupid mentality of believing rituals for everything? Just tell me how killing an innocent person will make me change my vote?

I blame our parents, religious leaders for passing this stupid believe into us that rituals is as powerful or effective- young people are killing each other for rituals to make money, young ladies are using rituals to tie down married men, bandits are using rituals to fortify themselves against bullet now politicians are sacrificing their win citizens to win election

If you have common sense, ask yourself why the medicine man or the man doing the ritual for you isn’t the president, why didn’t he do the ritual to become rich, do the ritual to make everybody vote for him so he can become the president

Dahomeywarrior1:
APC as a party is filled with ritualists

I just worry they won't turn around to use helinues

Magnetic010:
Nigerians and stupid mentality of believing rituals for everything? Just tell me how killing an innocent person will make me change my vote?

I blame our parents, religious leaders for passing this stupid believe into us that rituals is as powerful or effective- young people are killing each other for rituals to make money, young ladies are using rituals to tie down married men, bandits are using rituals to fortify themselves against bullet now politicians are sacrificing their win citizens to win election

If you have common sense, ask yourself why the medicine man or the man doing the ritual for you isn’t the president, why didn’t he do the ritual to become rich, do the ritual to make everybody vote for him so he can become the president

favor914:
Very funny 😄, u that is from Dahomey is accusing someone else of being a ritualist.

ppogba:
Oga Donald , you are not saying something new.

Try something like, Tinubu is older than your grand father especially after you have entertained us with " Coastal road will not go beyond Lagos".

Dahomeywarrior1:
Our women only used Yoruba men for pepper soup

But it's a long time

Bluntemperor:
See , that some of you are so confused that you can't even detest a true Politician from the Crowd of Noisemakers and Jesters!
Where are the Legacies built by Duke- for the Masses and the Youths - afteall,he spent 8- years as Governor then?
Now that Elections Campaign is here, they are coming out of their base- to try the gaulible Nigerians?
tueh,tueh