The Coalition of United Political Parties has asked
President Muhammadu Buhari not to outsource his campaign to the All
Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, if he is fit for the
nation’ s top job .
The CUPP also accused the All Progressives
Congress of plotting to rig the 2019 elections and plunge the nation
into an avoidable crisis.
Addressing journalists at a news
conference in Abuja on Friday, the CUPP Chairman , Chief Olagunsoye
Oyinlola , said Buhari would go down in history as the first President
to hire a proxy in a presidential contest .
The CUPP which
consisted over 46 political parties , said Buhari must debate against
its presidential candidate and account for his stewardship to Nigerians .
Oyinlola
said , “ President Buhari has, indeed , said Senator Bola Tinubu would
do the campaigns on his behalf. We hope he was misquoted, otherwise ,
Nigerians should simply ask him to step back from the contest and let
his party put Tinubu forward as its candidate .
“ Buhari would go
down as the first candidate in history to hire a proxy in a
presidential contest . He is the one contesting, he should not be afraid
to be the one to interface directly with Nigerians . ”
He added ,
“ We urge Nigerian people to insist that President Buhari must show
that he is fit and able for the nation ’ s top job by leading his own
campaign and by being at the presidential candidates ’ debate. ”
The
CUPP chairman stated that the refusal of the President to sign the
Electoral Act Amendment bill into law was part of plans to manipulate
the polls .
He pointed out that the amendments were made in order
to have better legal frameworks for delivery of free and fair elections
, in accordance with Article 6 of the ECOWAS Protocol which states that
“ The preparation and conduct of elections and the announcement of
results shall be done in a transparent manner . ”
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