Will Benue people vote Buhari in 2019?
Professor David Iornem, a Chieftain of the
All progressives Congress (APC), has warned that people of Benue State may vote
against President Buhari in 2019.
Iornem said
that State may be compelled to vote against Buhari in 2019 unless sufficient
efforts are made to resolve the crisis between Fulani herdsmen and farmers
which had led to the loss of several lives in Benue State.
Speaking
with The Sun, the former Senator stressed that the president’s action hasdso
far shown that he is in favour of certain group.
According to
Iornem, “Nobody is talking about APC or any party at the moment in the state.
If you belong to any party, you are a son of a farmer, you belong to a village
that is being attacked.
“It has
nothing to do with APC. But the President is the one that will represent APC,
he is an individual. If he allows the situation to continue like this, we may
not vote against APC but we will vote against Buhari.
“If they
think that because they are in power they can manipulate votes let the election
come. Unless Buhari does something to significantly demonstrate that he is for
justice we will not stand with him during election. At the moment there is no
indication that he is for justice, he is favouring a certain group.
Unfortunately the group is his tribe.”
Iornem had
earlier alleged that Buhari was plotting to handover Benue State to Fulani
herdsmen.
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