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Ribadu Reasserts Presidential Candidature, Warns Against Electoral Manipulation

Following the collapse of the presidency contest cooperation negotiations between the Action Congress of Nigeria, CAN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Nuhu Ribadu today reiterated that he is still running for the nation’s highest office and warned against manipulation of the election. 

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Following the collapse of the presidency contest cooperation negotiations between the Action Congress of Nigeria, CAN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Nuhu Ribadu today reiterated that he is still running for the nation’s highest office and warned against manipulation of the election. 

“My message to all my fellow compatriots today is that we vote wisely, that we act smartly, in the effort to save our democracy and our country, and set the path to a new beginning of greatness, achievement, and prosperity,” the ACN candidate said at a press conference. 

He observed that the history of Nigeria shows that electoral malpractices have been the most formidable huddle on the way to a achieving a representative and responsible government.  “In last week’s National Assembly election, the same challenge started rearing its ugly head again,” he said, “and the main perpetrators are the same gifted captains in the art of election rigging and manipulation. They are roaming the streets about now, getting set for action, and if they did it last week, we would all be naïve to imagine that they would yield on this criminal and unpatriotic act and go on vacation this coming Saturday.”

He therefore cautioned young Nigerians to vote carefully and refuse to sell their conscience or their future.  Furthermore, Mr. Ribadu urged electoral officials and law enforcement agents to fear God and put the interest of the nation first.
He blamed the failure of an alliance of opposing parties this week on “the ego and self-centered world of politicians” which made it impossible to forge a “massive force” against the PDP. 
 

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