Snatch ballot boxes, lose your life — Buhari



President Muhammadu Buhari has warned potential troublemakers to stay
away from ballot boxes on February 23.

At an emergency caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
in Abuja on Monday morning, the president warned that anyone who
foments trouble, especially by carrying ballot boxes, would be doing
so at the “expense of his life”.

Buhari made the statement after reprimanding the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) for postponing the general elections from
February 16 to 23.

The president repeated that he gave INEC all necessary support to
ensure a smooth exercise, but the electoral body still displayed
“incompetence” and failed to let Nigerians go to the poll as
originally scheduled.

Electoral chiefs cited widespread logistics mishaps for the “painful”
postponement, and promised everything would be in order before the new
date of February 23 for presidential and federal parliamentary
elections. State wide elections would now hold on March 9, from the
initial March 2.

Buhari also threatened consequences against INEC chairman, Mahmood
Yakubu, agreeing with the submission of party chairman, Adams
Oshiomhole that the electoral chief had compromised and was in
purported collusion with the opposition PDP.

The national caucus meeting, which was initially televised for about
30 minutes, was cut off live broadcast after the president’s remarks.

Journalists were also asked to leave the venue to allow for a
closed-door session.

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