The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari was showing his “true colours and complete disregard for the constitution” by saying ballot boxes’ snatchers would be doing so at the expense of their lives.

Atiku, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said threatening people with death in the context of an election “is incitement to electoral violence.”

Atiku, who kicked against the plan to deploy soldiers for the 2019 general elections, describing it as an anomaly in democracy, also condemned alleged “intimidation tactics of the Federal Government.

Responding to Buhari’s remark that the military and the police had been directed to be ruthless at ballot boxes’ snatchers, Atiku said deployment of troops “creates an atmosphere of warfare, which in turn heats up the polity, which is why it is not a common occurrence in other climes during elections.”

He also kicked against alleged “arrest of perceived members of the opposition ahead of elections,” describing it as anti-democratic.

“We were shocked to hear General Buhari live on national television threatening to kill people for an offense where no such proscription exists under law. The last time we looked, the death-penalty was not a sanction of the 2010 Election Act. In fact, threatening people with death in the context of an election is incitement to electoral violence, which is an offense under that Act,” he said.

He said he was not surprised that such a remark was coming from “the leader of a political party that has threatened that foreigners who intervene in the forthcoming elections should be sent home in body bags.

“The reason the APC-controlled federal government will want to deploy the military is not to stem the rising cases of violence, but for the simple reason that the APC wants to use the military to intimidate the opposition and pave the way for rigging.

“Once again, General Buhari is showing his true colours and completedisregard for our constitution and the laws of this country. He is getting confused with when he was President under military rule. His fig leaf of being a ‘reformed democrat’ has been blown away by this latest statement leaving his democratic credentials as naked as the day he was born.”

Atiku recalled that during his interview on “The Candidates” last month, he had hinted of the establishment of the Electoral Fraud Commission to deal, in line the laws of the land, with matters relating to electoral offences.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/buhari-showing-his-true-colours-with-death-threat-atiku.html

He's a terrorist sir
Leader of jihadist group
Grand patron of metti Ahlla cattle Rearers a.k.a Herdsmen
Mentor of some Nairalanders

this is the handwriting on the wall.... yet some people will still vote him on Saturday what a pity....

Once a tyrant always a tyrant gbam

Buhari has done nothing wrong by threatening those who plan to toy with our democracy.

i don't condem wat did buhari...

i believe it will improve the credibility of the elections

Wo, me and every honest Nigerian likes his true color. Shey na una first dey talk say him no dey in control of his government, he's docile and all that. Nigeria needs someone who's bold enough to follow the necessary process..... Since that Onnoghen issue, I started seeing the General Buhari I supported in 2015 and I tell you; If Baba enter 2nd term, E go bad for all looters them. As For Atiku, I gat only these words. #SNATCHANDDIE

Jungle behavior deserves jungle justice!

The only thing that gives Booharri erection is bloodshed bloodshed and bloodshed.

That animal loves death and violence so much. Bloodsucker!

thesicilian:
Buhari has done nothing wrong by threatening those who plan to toy with our democracy.

Who snatches ballot Box in 2019?
Dis PMP is livn in d past.
If a ballot box is snatched INEC reschedules election dre.
D real riggers re those who rewrite result sheets.

How re Nigerians dis dumb?

When will all these illegality end.

miracood:
i don't condem wat did buhari...


i believe it will improve the credibility of the elections

If he truly wanted free nd fair elections
Why didn't he sign d electoral bill into law nd spare us these unnecessary rhetoric?

All I c is man who is steering at imminent defeats.

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According to Hon Jeff Ojinika on Channels TV last night, d amended electoral act that Buhari declined assent prescribes max of 5yrs imprisonment after arrest n prosecution for ballot box snatchers. Currently d electoral act prescribes max of 24 months for same offence. My worry in all these is why didn't Buhari sign d electoral act sent to him which would have given us d latitude for more punitive actions against electoral offenders. An offence which punishment is 24 months imprisonment is now death sentence whereas terrorists Boko Haram who deserve summarily execution are being pardoned and given amnesty. For those masturbating over this draconian order of dragging d military into election I have this for u
1. There is what is called stray bullet
2. Most persons will avoid coming out for fear of death leading to voter apathy
3. Our overzealous security personnel will definitely turn a blind eye where it favours APC and go full speed in PDP controlled territories
4. Govt sponsored fake army uniformed men might be on hand that day to do d snatching and kill innocent people and tag them snatchers
5. Snatching starts cos d touts wants to accomplish d task given to them by politicians as Tinubu directed win ur booth come for huge money

Atiku can go suck on a big fat toe! Desperate, thieving, sell-out that wants to be president by all means even if it means watching Nigeria burn!

Vote for whoever you like but not this fuccker and his PDP thieving party members. If you ever stepped foot out of nigeria, you'd realise how much this evil gang of thieves have ruined the country!

Oloriburuku people

Keep kwayet

All hitherto deposits for BBS (Ballot Box Snatching) are unrefundable no matter the prevailing circumstances.

We never ready die yet...

Signed

Oga boss of BBS.

This death threat should be taken seriously. How a well know violent, criminal party, APC and their supporters are rejoicing over the jungle justice order keeps me wondering. A lot of people are going to be killed under the guise that they are ballot box snatchers. You can imagine what would have been planned for Nigerians when people like Tinubu, Amaechi, MC Oluomo, Oshomole, Aregbesola and others are the ones leading the fight against ballot box snatchers. They already have a script for this order and a signature to identify those who will snatch on their party behalf. The bloody days are here with us when a C-in-C gives such a Draconian order as against the constitutional punishment.

“The reason the APC-controlled federal government will want to deploy the military is not to stem the rising cases of violence, but for the simple reason that the APC wants to use the military to intimidate the opposition and pave the way for rigging.

This is just the truth as destroyed/stolen ballot boxes in polling units have always been cancelled and if the margin win is less than cancelled votes, elections are re-conducted there ... moreover it's the job of the police to arrest such person.

Why should the president give the security forces a reason to shoot and an excuse to get away from it.

Minister unto the people's needs. stop all these destructive criticism..

Buhari is a blood thirsty demon

Snatch and die!
Fact Unchangeable...
It will only improve election credibility, is even in favour of both parties, why is Atiku crying?

Let Pdp also show their colours by snatching the ballot box with the mindset of business as usual and see who get brighter colours

Anyone who is doubting Buhari statement should go out on Saturday and snatch box and see.

The criminal party called PDP shall never return to power again never again

Atiku am sorry to announce to you that your normal PDP routine has failed.........

check another Option.....


In fact any one that is not voting..... and comes close to ballot box...... Army please summarize the rest in brief.


Rule of law don't work here.......

where are the like for buhari share for atiku gang? una don't tire?

Atiku is obviously frustrated and jittery because APC is just disarming all their tactics one by one. First Onnoghen, now ballot snatching. Poor Atiku.

Atiku warn your boys same with APC........everyone who voted on previous elections knows PDP are always known for their criminality Buhari lost many elections due to Rigging in the past thats why he doesnt want any sh*t

Snatching of ballot boxes is not the method now mr. tyrant. The new method of rigging introduce by APC is to used the weather-beaten methods of rigging and vote buying, hijack of result sheets, scarcity of materials in opposition party stronghold, and using the security apparatus to intimidate, threaten and harass voters against their will and wish. It seems this Osun method failed when INEC refuse to stagger the election. The reason for their anger and attack on Inec and Nigerians

Okay

C