The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Idris Ahmad Wase, Wednesday, denied an alleged recruitment of vigilantes, to harass voters in the Saturday, 25th February general elections.
He urged the Plateau state Commissioner of Police, to interrogate the state chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
This was contained in press release by Hon. Wase’s Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammad Puma.
The Plateau state chapter of the PDP had at a press conference by its state publicity secretary, John T Akans, alleging that Hon. Wase was, “recruiting and importing vigilantes” from neighbouring states into Wase to harass and intimidate voters before and during the elections.
However, Hon. Wase said the statement was absolute falsehood.
“We wish to state without equivocation that this is absolute falsehood and there is no iota of truth in this allegations as they only exist within the absurd imagination of the chairman, his party and followers,” he said.
The Deputy Speaker said he was not known for any acts of violence and has won elections four times to represent the constituency.
Wase said he had no cause whatsoever to ‘import’ vigilantes to come and harass his people who have absolute confidence and trust in him.
“We challenge the PDP in the state and their co-travellers to disclose the identity of the vigilantes,” he said.
He urged the, “Commissioner of Police to interrogate the PDP chairman and his group to disclose the identity of those being recruited, where they were recruited and who and how they were recruited.”
The release said the PDP is afraid of losing elections and is therefore looking for excuses to hang its failures.
It said the Deputy Speaker being a man of peace and a true democrat will not and cannot visit violence or mayhem on his people.
“We advise our constituents to go about their normal businesses without any hindrance and come out en masse on Saturday to cast their votes for their preferred candidates and party (the APC) and ignore the dubious antics and statement from the publicity secretary of the drowning PDP,” he said.
