President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that if successful elections cannot be guaranteed in Ondo and Rivers state, then ‘we should forget about 2019’.
According to reports, the President directed security agencies to ensure violence-free elections in Ondo and Rivers states noting that it is bad if an election cannot be conducted in one state.
According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, on Tuesday, the president said this while speaking at a state dinner in Benin, the Edo state.
Buhari said the forthcoming governorship elections in Ondo and national and state assembly rerun elections in Rivers, would serve as a test for the general election in 2019.
“What happened in [the last elections] Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers state disturbs me a lot,” he said.
“I think we should go beyond these actions. Why do we kill each other? Putting tyres on people and setting them ablaze.
“I have told the law enforcement agencies, if we can’t conduct an election in one state then we should forget about 2019.”
Buhari also acknowledged the role played by Adams Oshiomhole, outgoing governor of the state, in ensuring the success of the APC in the last governorship election in the state.
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