As the next month general election draws nearer,
corp members serving in Niger State are at present on the run from their state
of deployment over the belief that the elections may bring mayhem. Their fear
is believed to be caused by the actions of the politicians in the state and
most especially the mood of the nation with the echo of the drums of war sounding
loud and clear to all.
Aside the
fact that the battle royale between the two top contenders GEJ and GMB is
feared to attract violence, the governorship election in the state is what frightful
the most. This is because the two candidates jostling for the seat of the governor,
Umaru Nasko of the PDP and Sanni Bello
of the APC are both from same local government "Kontagora".
One of the many reasons the corpers gave is
that during the PDP rally in Kontagora recently, there were records of
casualties due to clash with opposition party. The Corp members in the state are
complaining that the hostility of the indigenes during campaign should be taken
seriously; coupled with the fact that the federal government has not provided
adequate security for them.
Almost
on a daily basis these days, the Minna park of Pagungun, NSTA Park Tunga and Peace
Park are always crowded with people fleeing the town in the name of protecting
their lives from possible violence that may erupt in the forthcoming election.
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