PDP raises alarm over presence of two Niger governors at Buhari’s Kano rally

Ebun Francis|

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has protested the presence of two governors from Niger Replubic at President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign rally on Thursday in Kano.

An aide to Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje, Salihu Yakasi on Thursday announced the presence of Governor Issa Moussa of Zinder and Maradi State Governor, Zakiri Umar, both from the Republic of Niger, in Thursday’s Buhari campaign rally via his twitter handle.

But the Peoples Democratic Party has berated Buhari and the All Progressives Congress over the presence of two governors from the Republic of Niger at the presidential rally of the APC in Kano.

According to the opposition PDP, Buhari is mortgaging the future of Nigeria and planning to import voters from neighbouring countries for the February 16 Presidential election.

Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, made the accusation while reacting to the presence of the two governors at Buhari’s campaign rally.

He said, “We have been saying it that the President does not consider the interest of Nigerians first in any of his actions. The President of Nigeria has sold the country to those who he loves more than the people who own the nation.

“The presence of the two foreign governors is significant in many ways. One, it shows that the President and the APC, like we said, have been importing foreign leaders to the country to attend their rallies.

“We have been saying this and I’m happy Nigerians now that God has exposed them. Their evil plot has come to the open.

“You know that even in almost all the states where the President and his party have become unpopular, they keep on boasting that they will win with a landslide victory. One of the ways they planned to get the votes is the illegal importation of foreign voters, who are also underage.

“We want to call the attention of Nigerians to this assault on our sovereignty. We want the foreign and developed democracies to take note of this action and hold the President responsible if there is crisis before, during and after the elections.

“It is sad that the minister in charge of internal security of the nation was present. We know that they are planning negative things ahead of the elections. We just want to warn them not to plunge the country into crisis.”