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Buhari Has 3 Months Left To Rule Nigeria, Atiku Is Our Rightful President – CUPP
Buhari Has 3 Months Left To Rule Nigeria, Atiku Is Our Rightful President – CUPP
We won’t recognise Buhari as president beyond May 29 – CUPP
Meanwhile, the Coalition of United Political Parties has vowed not to recognise Buhari as Nigeria’s President beyond May 29, 2019.
The CUPP said the opposition parties would ensure, within civil means, that Buhari did not enjoy what they called a stolen mandate based on his declaration as the winner of last Saturday’s presidential election.
The coalition’s national spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, made the political parties’ position known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ugochinyere urged Nigerians to continue to support the opposition parties in their quest to retrieve the mandate for the rightful owner.
He said,
“The opposition rejects the cooked and panel-beaten figures and will not recognise General Muhammadu Buhari as carrier of legitimate mandate beyond May 29, 2019.
“We will do everything within civil and legal means to stop his enjoyment of a mandate soaked in the blood of his people.
“We hereby declare the President as the carrier of stolen mandate and urge all Nigerians to continue to resist within civil means this robbery and continue to support the opposition to retrieve this mandate and bestow it to the rightful owner. We shall never give up.
“We assure all Nigerians that the CUPP shall, starting from today (Wednesday), continue to lead the struggle to expose him and ensure what he stole is returned by the force of law.”
Describing Buhari’s victory as pyrrhic, Ugochinyere claimed that there was evidence nationwide that the 2019 presidential election was a clear departure from the electoral gains made in 2015.
He said it was glaring that the ruling All Progressives Congress stole votes and suppressed votes of the opposition to such an extent that the election was the worst since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
He added;
“This electoral robbery by the Presidency can only be compared to the electoral heists of 1963 and 1983.
“Buhari has insulted us all and our sensibilities. He has dared us all. He raped our electoral decency. In a bid to hang on to power with the crooks under him, he murdered democracy.
“Only a person who lacks understanding will congratulate a man who set out to burn down our electoral system. We ask, how do you accept this madness?
“Accepting this without as much as stiff resistance and exposing the fraud that was committed by President Buhari and the APC in this election is the recipe for future stealing of votes and massive voter apathy since voters will not have confidence in the system and this vicious cycle will continue perpetually. There must be an end to vote stealing.”
While recalling that the President refused to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, Ugochinyere alleged that Buhari’s supporters aided by security forces, burnt card readers, stole electoral materials and sabotaged distribution.
“His soldiers, acting on his instructions against the judgement of court, chased the PDP agents out of collation centres.
“Returning Officers were held at gunpoint with security forces watching, in Imo, and made to announce fake figures.
“In Akwa Ibom, votes were destroyed and cancelled to reduce figures. In Lagos, he supported ethnic violence; votes for the first time were burnt because of President Buhari.
“Hundreds of thousands of citizens in Sabon Gari in Kano never voted because President Buhari ensured they never did because he was afraid he did not have their votes.
“He planned this onslaught on the people because he already knew he failed to perform and that the people had rejected him.
“Nobody was shot dead for ballot snatching, rather innocent Nigerian voters and citizens opposing this robbery were killed in Kogi, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta etc by security forces.
“The only recorded incident of apprehension of ballot box snatchers was as a result of the implementation of Opposition Code 20 by citizens in Lagos.
“His audacity that he will rob us and remain President is most insulting. He can get an announcement but he cannot get our support. He can rule with the guns and continue to kill and maim but we must stand firm from now till the end.
“President Buhari is not the man we voted. Our President is dancing and celebrating on the rivers of blood of slain citizens,” Ugochinyere added.
He said it was clear to Nigerians why Buhari destroyed the Supreme Court and removed the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, illegally.
He said, “He knew he would rob the people and had to first make sure that justice would be denied the people from the illegitimate head of the Supreme Court.”
Pa Pabieku
February 28, 2019 at 8:42 AM
what exactly are you people saying. See what Atiku will cause.
I fear this will not be an easy fight
Blessing Usen
February 28, 2019 at 11:31 AM
I guess you don’t know what you are saying
Only fools like you will still wallow in darkness and lies.
Yetunde Karim
February 28, 2019 at 8:49 AM
Atiku should concede defeat and not create another war in Nigeria
Ace
February 28, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Atiku is not a better option.
I would have preferred the younger men, but in the absence of that, Buhari is a better option than Atiku.
uzoma
February 28, 2019 at 1:54 PM
@Yetunde if it were to be the other way round would you tell Buhari to concede defeat? Cowardice and not saying the truth is what kept Nigeria where it is now.
ade eagle
February 28, 2019 at 8:52 AM
this lunatic should be ignored he just want to cause war in the country and run abroad am sure his own family are not in Nigeria he should be arrested and kept behind bars
Olaizo
February 28, 2019 at 9:07 AM
There is no war here
That guy has to make mouth small for the money he collected from ATK na
At least make una leave am make brag small to show say he work on coz ATK is looking into refund from them and this guy no ready refund shingbai
iron bar
February 28, 2019 at 11:58 AM
make una allow them enjoy their yeye next level..bright candidates thrown out..will miss prof moghalu and other sensible ones
Danti
February 28, 2019 at 12:06 PM
In all honesty, I don’t care about the two candidates but folks, is it possible in Nigeria to conduct an election without fabricating some numbers to favour the incumbent candidate? Even with that, the overall results was too close. I don’t know how Atiku couldn’t win a single state in the north,the results from Gombe, Osun, Lagos, Kogi, Ogun, Zamfara and kebbi are suspects in this dark politics. When Mr.Buhari was leading by just 2 states, the popular votes was 1.2million ahead of Atiku. Now, when Atiku got 2 more states,equaling the state won by Buhari; Atiku’s numbers barely moved, but Buhari jumped to 2.8million. Finally, with all the promising moves by Sowore, just 34,000 Nigerian folks wanted a change! O ma ga ke!
Guy hunter
February 28, 2019 at 12:25 PM
I supported CUPP,,,Buhari is a criminal
Fifelomo
February 28, 2019 at 1:34 PM
Why won’t he allow the sleeping dog be, mchew
Naomi
February 28, 2019 at 2:20 PM
Naijagist after you go come here Dey preach to us about heaven and Jesus Christ, does it mean that all the killings, malpractices that happen in this election you did not hear it or what, not even one incident was reported by you, people where defranchised they couldn’t vote due to bad card reader, ballot post destroyed,pls do the needful if you are truly a good Christian
Rosy
February 28, 2019 at 3:21 PM
Buhari is not our president. Whether he wins or not.
uzoma
February 28, 2019 at 8:14 PM
Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram will now have a field day. They now have license to kill at will and nothing will happen as has been the case. The suffering continues.
Amanda
February 28, 2019 at 10:29 PM
Listen, people. These ***** people need to be put in concentration camp. Like my comment or hate it. You are enemies of the state. Buhari has been contesting presidential election since 2003.
He lost against OBJ in 2003.
In 2007 he lost against Musa Yar’adua.
In 2011, he lost against GEJ.
Abeg, why didn’t you people say his votes were rigged for his opponents?.
You enemies of state need to be locked up for violence. All **** states voted for Atiku shows that they simply hate Buhari for been Buhari. They are rascists like the Jews.
No one recognizes CUPP. Donald Trump’s victory was rigged. No where in the world election is perfect. If you freaking people make attempt to destabilize the country, a seige should be laid in all **** states and considered terrorists territories. You crazy people only want trouble. The same way you caused civil war and lost
Get over you pain and swallow your s**t. Whether you like it or not Buhari is the president. With your eyes open or close you don’t see red flag in Atiku clearly demonstrated his looting habit during election campaign. If Atiku paid you to rig election for him and you failed, thats between the two of you. But don’t tell people Buhari is not their president. Buhari is the president for another 4 years. Atiku should spent money he used to bribe you crazy people to develop his home state of Adamawa instead of spending it on useless campaign. Was he not there as VP?. Abeg, what exactly did he do?. You crazy looters are only scared of being locked up just like *****, that fake Christian who hates Buhari for no reason other than the fact that he blocked all of them from flamboyant lifestyles. The ****** could not afford parking fees of his jets under Buhari administration. That’s why he hates him. But he enjoyed these luxuries under GEJ.
Next, as Buhari continues with his good governance, he should be locking up looters behind bars as well.
If you ******people try to cause problems we will make sure seige is laid on your entire states and territory and you will be considered criminals.
Nonesense!
ade ferrari
March 4, 2019 at 5:27 AM
well done I love that ..
Mon
March 1, 2019 at 1:56 AM
To me all these nonsense is to deviate from the main problem facing Nigeria, any reasonable person with a progressive mindset knows truly well that this ONE NIGERIA is killing every tribe, setting us backward, and it’s very unfortunate that it suits the lifestyle of the people championing it as designed by British.
We are not and can never be one Nigeria, regions need to be independent and develop at their own pace, tomorrow, all these criminals, both from PDP AND APC will settle and conclude, Igbos will be president in 2023, but the funny part is the Igbo they will nominate will be person like Orji kalu, Rochas Okoroawusa, Amaechi,Umahi and host of adulterated Igbos, who directly or indirectly killed and still killing Igbos while governors, and trust me, any of them will be worst than any president in the history if ever any of them will win, not willingly, but as it will be designed.