Buhari Vanguard Says "Security Chiefs are Working for PDP, Not for Nigeria"

The Buhari Vanguard, one of the groups drumming support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, on Saturday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ignore Nigeria''s security chiefs and go ahead with the general elections slated to begin on February 14, 2015. The call came via a statement signed by the Chairman, Comrade Jasper Azuatalam who is also a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. He accused the security chiefs of conniving with the PDP in an attempt to scuttle the country's 'hard earned democracy".
Below is the text of the statement, obtained by The Anchor Online: 
"The events of today have finally confirmed the allegation by the All Progressives Congress that the Nigerian Army, Police and other security agents have merged with the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. The fact that the security chiefs today totally pushed the agenda of PDP and Presidency to postpone the election and finally scuttle the general election has confirmed that the security chiefs are working for President Jonathan and the PDP and not Nigeria.
This reason is laughable and childlike since the security chiefs have fought Boko Harram for years.
The letters written by the security chiefs to INEC as confirmed by Prof Attahiru Jega claiming that they cannot provide security for the elections and that they will begin some specific operations to end Boko Harram that will begin on the 14th of February and end in six weeks time is a clear indication and confirmation that the military chiefs have connived with the presidency and PDP to plunge Nigeria into violence and scuttle our hard earned democracy.
We therefore urge INEC led by Prof Attahiru Jega to go ahead and conduct the general elections as scheduled. Since the Military chiefs has publicly declared that they cannot provide security for Nigerians, it is time for Nigerians to secure themselves and provide security for themselves as shown by the civilian JTF in the North East. We urge the Military Chiefs to immediately resign as the purpose of appointing them has failed.
Our democracy was bought at a high cost. Many Nigerians sacrificed their lives for our democracy and the independence of Nigeria. We urge all Nigerians to rise and defend our democracy and independence. We remind the Independent Electoral Commission that they were created to be independent and we urge them to remain same. We hope to go to the polls to cast our votes on the 14th of February, 2015".

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