By Myke Uzendu and Daniel Tyokua
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, be given visa restrictions to any democratic countries.
Briefing Journalists on Thursday in Abuja, the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, pointed out that the duo were using Aso Rock to undermine democracy and should be sanctioned.
He said that former Chairman of APC was smuggled into Aso Rock Villa to fine tune the rigging strategy for Edo governorship election, which he collaborated in the leaked video.
Secondus said, “The leaked video which has been confirmed by the Presidency says it all, the plan to arrest and keep away all opposition leaders and clear the way for the rigging machinery of APC to roll through.
“This development is not only shameful but very unfortunate that the nation’s seat of power housing a democratically elected President has to be used to plan how to inflict harm on democracy.”
The PDP chairman called on both INEC and the Judiciary to stand firm in defence of democracy and not yield to the manipulative tendencies of APC and its governments, even as he urged the international community to wade into the matter before it gets worst.
“We wish to also draw the attention of the international community to this gross abuse of planning to undermine democratic process by critical staff who should defend it.
“The interest and will of the people of Edo state should be paramount in all decisions and that should guide any action either by the INEC or the government,” he said.
