Henry Omunu, Abuja
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has declared that the
opposition will win the 2019 general elections and kick out President
Muhammadu Buhari from power.
Speaking against the backdrop of the election results in DR Congo
where the opposition won the election by defeating the incumbent
President, in spite of intimidation by security agencies and
manipulation of the electoral umpire, CUPP 1st National Spokesman,
Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, said that Nigerians are waiting for the
opening of ballot on the February 16 to show President Buhari the way
out of the Presidential Villa.
He asserted that the result from the DR Congo is the final quit notice
to the Buhari Presidency to know that its time is up.
“They should get ready and know that under democratic rule, the power
belongs to the people and not any cabal of two or three people who
believe they have hijacked power,” the CUPP spokesman said.
While congratulating the DR Congo opposition candidate, Mr. Felix
Tshisekedi for winning the tense presidential election, Ugochinyere
stated that the result has further emboldened the opposition in
Nigeria that with clear cut issues-based campaign the consensus
opposition candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar can emerge victorious at
the polls.
He added that “victory is in sight and President Buhari will suffer
the most humiliating electoral defeat of any ruling party in Nigeria
due to his crass incompetence”.
According to him, President Buhari is following the same trajectory
which did not save outgoing President Kabila and his stooge and
party’s candidate from defeat.
He accused the Buhari administration of deploying the military
nationwide under the command of APC point men to hound leading
opposition figures and masculate their businesses ahead of the
elections.
“The tenure of Ibrahim Idris as the inspector – general of police has
since expired, the niece of the President has being appointed by INEC
as the chair of the Presidential Election Collation Centre Committee.
“All these will not save President Buhari from defeat and Nigerians
will ensure he is sent back to Daura so that we can get Nigeria
working again,” CUPP maintained.
Ugochinyere commended Congolese citizens for speaking out loud and
clear at the polls that they were fed up with the Kabila government,
and for standing up to the government despite the use of security
forces and government sponsored thugs to harass, and intimidate
leading opposition figures.
