All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused many retired generals and former head of states of opposing President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid.
He however said that even though they had their way in the past (apparently referring to when Buhari was overthrown as a military head of state) that such will not be repeated this time around, because the future of Nigeria is not in their hands but in the hands of the general people.
He stated this at the Minna International Fair, Niger State, where APC on Saturday held its Presidential Campaign.
“Many of the retired generals are against President Buhari that he will not rule for eight years while they did more than eight years.
“I remember that they did it in the past but this time, the plan will not work. The future of Nigeria is not in the hands of retired generals or former heads of state. It is in the hands of the general people.”
Oshiomhole at the rally attacked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He alleged that while Atiku served as vice president to Obasanjo between 1999 to 2007 that the duo mismanagement public funds.
“If Atiku had seen the crowd in Kaduna and Bauchi states that welcomed us, he would prefer to remain in the United States of America,” he said.
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He went further to suggest that Atiku was working with Obasanjo to rig the elections because “Everywhere PDP goes, it says the elections will be rigged. We need to play the videos of where Obasanjo and Atiku said the election must be won by the PDP.”
According to Oshiomhole, the ruling party has no reason to rig election because APC is a party that is committed to one man one vote.
Buhari during the rally told Niger State people during his address to vote for him and other candidates of the APC, assuring his determination to complete all the roads across the state.