AREWA CHRISTIANS AND INDIGENOUS PASTORS ASSOCIATION (ACIPA) CONCERNS OVER PURPORTED MANIPULATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
26th February 2023
It will be recalled that the Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association (ACIPA) had on Wednesday 22nd February 2022 made a press statement in Jos.
It became imperative and compelling to issue this public statement especially to the electoral umpire, I.N.E.C and the federal government under President Mohammadu Buhari.
The first observation is with regards to the President flaunting his choice of A.P.C Presidential candidate on the ballot paper to the public glare.
Secondly, was the purported use of a private Jet on 25th February 2023 belonging to the same A.P.C Presidential candidate by the leading electoral umpire. This does not reflect equity and fairness. This smacks of more than suspicion especially in view of the reports from Lagos, Kano and other states that confirmed our fears.
ACIPA here advice and warns desperate politicians and this government not to test the will of the youths nor take for granted the position of Nigerian Christians and our allies.
This is the only good legacy President Mohammdu Buhari and the electoral umpire can bequeath to Nigerians and should they chose to trample on it by allowing manipulations in other to impose a candidate, then they should be ready to bare the consequences of their actions or inactions.
Suffice to say that we are aware that most of the sitting governors are culpable in the complicity of rigging and manipulations in other to either install their stooges or cover up their failures and corruption in office. We therefore, strongly advise the President, I.N.E.C and security operatives to rise to the occasion as is expected of them by Nigerians. Anything short of this will not be acceptable and may have dare consequences.
Rev. Luke Shehu,
ACIPA Chairman
Cc:
All election observer teams
All security organisations
INGO/NGO
All Monarchs
All religious leaders
Media organisations.