Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and Major General Muhammadu Buhari, of inciting Nigerians to violence, by their electioneering actions and inaction.
According to Lamido, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, are directly and/or indirectly encouraging their supporters to make provocative statements that could heat up the polity during and after the elections.
Lamido made the comments over the weekend at a rally of the PDP for the presentation of flags to candidates vying for different elective posts of the party.
The governor bemoaned the inability of both candidates to caution their prominent supporters and members of their parties, from making divisive comments, adding that Jonathan and Buhari should be held responsible if the election is marred with violence.
He said: “As our leaders, both personalities should caution their supporters to guard their utterances not to allow such incitements to drift the country into chaos”, adding that such utterances “do not augur well for the country’s political stability, nor its development”.
“It is disheartening for any responsible citizen to allow such unscrupulous statements. It ought to be condemned by all and sundry for the sake of peace, and oneness of the country as a corporate entity”.
“We won’t succumb to either sectional nor religious politics or bigotry, or personal agenda aimed at destabilising the corporate existence of our great country” Lamido added.
Furthermore, he cited the post-election violence recorded at the 2011 election, saying that “We must strive hard not to allow a recurrence.”
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