The Kaduna State Chapter of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has called the attention of the general public, particularly, the Nigeria Police Force, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and all relevant security agencies and stakeholders on the alleged grand plan by governor Nasir Ahmed Elrufai to use his state sponsored security operatives to manipulate and rigged the 2019 general election.
Addressing a press conference yesterday, the CUPP said it has also noted with dismay, the efforts of the governor lobbying to influence the transfer of all indigenous police officers and men serving in Kaduna State out of the state command which they claimed is uncalled for and unnecessary at this crucial time of the election.
The text of the conference signed by the Chairman Honourable Umar Ibrahim Mairakumi of the CUPP made of 53 political parties participating in the elections, also noted with keen interest, that, “His Excellency, Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai is working hard to obtain the approval of INEC and influence the Kaduna State Police Command to accept his state sponsored Kaduna Vigilante Services popularly referred to “Kato da Gora” to participate in the election as part of the election security team. This is unacceptable!
“CUPP has also observed the governor’s desperation to use his state sponsored security operatives to manipulate and rigged the election.
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“The governor in his desperation has recently inaugurated a new security operatives in the guise of “Kaduna State Local Government Safety and Emergency Management Volunteers“, who are going to be used as Polling Unit Guards. This is unacceptable and must be resisted.
“We therefore call on the attention of INEC, Security Agencies, Nigerians and indeed the International Observers to this unhealthy political development so that his action should not only be totally condemned but rejected out rightly.
“Furthermore, the governor’s action goes against INEC guidelines for the conduct of the 2019 General Elections.All political parties have the responsibility of ensuring peaceful conduct of elections as it has been the practice. CUPP and indeed, the political parties are confident in the ability and capacity of the Nigeria Police Force and the statutory Federal Security Agencies to provide adequate security and guaranty peaceful election at all polling units and voting centers in the state and the country at large.
“It is of paramount importance that the challenges posed by the Kaduna State Governor, highlighted above, should be viewed with seriousness by all stakeholders, particularly the media and international observers to ensure that all effort to undermine the process and rigged the election should be resisted and stopped.
“We call on all security agencies and independent National Electoral Commission INEC to ensure that the process and conduct of the 2019 general election is NOT only free and fair BUT credible and in line with international best practices”.
The text of the press conference was tagged; “un-healthy rivalry and grand plan by governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai to use the state sponsored security operatives to manupulate and rigged the 2019 general election in Kaduna state”.
