President Muhammadu Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed complete disapproval of the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.
The forum made the condemnation in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, after the forum’s meeting in Abuja.
The governors stated that the president’s decline of assent to the Bill was indicative that the All Progressives Congress (APC) introduce electronic voting into the electoral system.
As stated by the forum, they described this as “politicization of security agencies in the country”.
“We observe that security agencies have become organs and tools of the APC-led Federal Government to harass and intimidate the opposition and dissenting voices.
“The Forum decries the use of security agencies to perpetrate electoral fraud as it happened in Ekiti, Osun and Rivers.
“We urge security agencies to be non-partisan in the performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.”