The Mayor of Urhoboland and an ex-militant leader, Eshanakpe Israel a.k.a <span;><span;>Akpodoro,<span;> has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to come out clean on the post-presidential election threats to democracy.
Akpodoro stated this in a statement made available to Emerald News on Thursday. He noted that the recent outburst by the Department of State Security, DSS on the schemes by those the service allegedly described as mischief makers to undermine democracy and scheming to thwart the planned handover of reign of power to a new government on May 29,23 is most worrisome.
<span;>The Mayor noted that if the president’s hands are clean in the act he described as treasonable, Mr. Buhari should not hesitate to order the arrest of the culprits which he admitted the service claim to know.
<span;>He added that the bane of security of life and properties in the country has always been a lethargic approach by the government particularly the security agencies whom he said wait for order from the president before taking actions.
<span;>Akpodoro wondered that election had been held in the country and a winner emerged while the losers chose to be bad losers and scheming to undermine national security, it is shocking to see the national security apparatus watch while this embarrassing developments unfold with some people allegedly funding rebellion against the nation.
<span;>According to the former warlord, the activities of the anti-democratic forces in the country is an indictment on the president himself irrespective of the assurances given by his government that he will handover power on May 29, 2023 hitchfree and to the rightful winner of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election.
<span;>Akpodoro noted that when in 2015, Buhari was handed over power to, there was no debate over interim government replacing a legitimate givernment; and power peacefully transmitted to the next government led by the winner of that year’s presidential election.
<span;>The ex-militant leader warned those behind the “anti Nigeria plot” to exit such mindset saying Nigeria is bigger than the evil plot of a bunch of retrogressive elements adding that should anything untoward happens towards the handover event, the people behind such dastardly act will not enjoy its outcome.
<span;>”The general election was a 4-horse race wherein a winner in person of president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged the winner of the free, fair and credible election that represents the electoral behaviour of the Nigerian people but for one blackmailer among the pack to start funding and inciting rebellion against the Nigerian state shouldn’t be taken lightly.
1″The sponsors of the campaign of calumny against the Nigerian state should be hounded into custody. You have the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, NIA, the Directorate of Military Intelligence, DMI; the DSS and the NPF why not unleash them on the enemies of Nigeria once and for all so that the innocent ones will have peace.
“This president is too weak for my liking, he should handover power to the President Tinubu and leave the scene. He has lost it long ago and perhaps <span;><span;>has<span;> not the interest of Nigeria at heart. When in the history of Nigeria has any group sponsored campaign to army headquarters calling on the military to take government because you lost election?
Under President Buhari, anything is possible as long as he is not directly affected. Security agencies should go all out after those planning to undermine our hard earned democracy,” the Mayor said in the statement.
