The Presidency has alerted
Nigerians on the alleged attempts to destroy the ‘images’ of national
institutions by some of those not happy with the outcome of the February 23
presidential elections.
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this when he fielded
questions from reporters in Daura, Katsina State, shortly after he voted at
polling unit 003 Kofar Baru III, Gidan Niyam, Daura, Katsina State.
The presidential aide maintained
that the individuals, who are also determined to capture power at all cost, had
targeted the Independent National Commission (INEC), the police and courts for
destruction.
Mr Shehu, who stated that the
presidency was not disturbed by the legal action taken by the defeated
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,
in the March 23 presidential election, said already local and foreign observers
had adjudged the election as fair and credible.
He said: “I think that in this
country, we have people who are determined to take power at all cost and as you
can see from the commencement of electioneering they have targeted national
institutions – the court, the police, INEC and whoever has a role in the
process – they have targeted those institutions for destruction.
“We are not at all surprised that
we have people who are out there to undermine this process.
“We are happy with the fact that
all the domestic observers, nearly 90 per cent have said `this (the election)
is okay’, and not to talk of the foreign observers.
“The foreign observers have said
it’s okay’.
“So, I think that it is very
clear and Nigerians should understand there are people who don’t believe in
democracy, who don’t believe in the democratic process and they are bent on
sabotaging it, to capture power at all cost.’’
On the gubernatorial and state
house assembly elections, the presidential aide lauded the security agencies
and officials of INEC for ensuring peaceful and prompt commencement of the
exercise.
“As you can see, there are no
hitches whatsoever. I think that INEC has lived up to their own words by
ensuring that there is promptness in the commencement of the exercise and there
is smoothness in the way it is being conducted,’’ he said. (NAN)
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