The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged his supporters to remain calm in the face of the postponement of elections.
In a statement on Saturday, Atiku accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to disenfranchise Nigerians.
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had announced at about 2:40 a.m. on Saturday that elections had been shifted for one week.
Since the announcement was made, there have been backlashes aimed at the commission from all quarters.
Atiku in his statement said, “This postponement is obviously a case of the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob, by instigating this postponement, the Buhari administration hopes to disenfranchise the Nigerian electorate in order to ensure that turn out is low on the rescheduled date. Nigerians must frustrate their plans by coming out in even greater numbers on Saturday, 23 February and Saturday, 9 March respectively.”
He called on all “Nigerians to be patient. We have tolerated the maladministration of this government for four years. We can extend our tolerance a few more days and give them our verdict via our votes.
“Maintain the peace and be law abiding. Do not react to this provocation with anger, violence or any action that might be exploited by those who do not want this election to hold. Remain calm. We will overcome this. You can postpone an election, but you cannot postpone destiny.”
