Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaThe Spokesman for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), has accused the United States Ambassador, Stuart Symington, and other western ambassadors of partiality and tacit support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. However, Keyamo said the utterances of western powers are giving the impression that Buhari is planning to rig Saturday’s elections. The campaign spokesman also questioned the decision of the US Government to issue a Visa to Atiku despite being accused of corruption. But in all of these, there seems to be no concern by Ambassador Symington and other diplomats about this well-acknowledged proclivity of the main opposition. “We expected that such open confession to rigging in the past would have drawn condemnation from the United States.

Source: Punch February 11, 2019 15:48 UTC