Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate to sign a peace accord ahead of the 2015 elections.
The governor appealed to both aspirants at the weekend, un Dutse, while formally launching campaigns for all PDP aspirants of the state at the Aminu Kano Triangle.
Lamido, who noted that Nigerians were overstretched and should not be victims of political violence again, said the two candidates should sign that in case anyone of them lost 2015 general election, his followers will not throw the country into anarchy and should anyone fail to keep the pact, he will be liable on conviction.
“Nigeria and Nigerians are overstretched and tired of political crisis. They are saying they can no longer tolerate any political unrest because of the interest of two persons. I want General Buhari (retd) and President Jonathan to commit themselves in writing in case there is crisis in any part of the country after the presidential elections,” Lamido said.
According to him, the 2007 post-election crises which claimed many lives and property should serve as a lesson and make the leaders do the needful as a matter of urgency.
The governor expressed concern over inciting comments from people like Chief Edwin Clark and Alhaji Mujahideen Dokubo Asari, saying their utterances were threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria and the peace and security of the nation.
“On many occasions, when Clark or Dokubo talked, they threatened that if President Jonathan did not win 2015 presidential election, Nigeria will break, and they always regard Northerners as parasites.
“Let me warn that nobody will intimidate us no matter the position he is holding or his influence in the society. Our people have been killed, our economy has been destroyed, we have been pushed to the wall. Whoever touches us again, we shall march and dare him, to protect our interest and our region,” the governor vowed.
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