The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria ACPN, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili , has condemned the presence of top military and security officers at the unveiling of the All Progressive Congress’ promotional event for 2019 presidential election.

In a statement, Ezekwesili said the presence of security chiefs at the event was similar to cases in previous administrations, saying such only succeeded in compromising agents and officers of security parastatals in the country.

According to her: “We are confident in the ability of suffering Nigerian masses to stop the shenanigans of enemies of true democracy.

“A lot of Nigerians have commented on the likelihood that the retention of the service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari is part of a well oiled plot to rig the 2019 elections. However, as a mass-oriented purposeful political grouping, we can only continue to mobilise citizens towards the exercise of their franchise and civic responsibility,” a statement from Hope 2019 read.

It added, “We are also confident that no gang up can defeat the social forces arrayed against the decadent leadership that has impoverished our people and extinguished hope in the country.

“Our presidential candidate, Obiageli Ezekwesili, is committed to lifting 80 million Nigerians out of abject poverty and undoing the economic downturn imposed on the nation.”

•Sourced from a Vanguard report

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