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The lawmaker representing Yobe East Senatorial District,
Senator Bukkar Abba Ibrahim, has warned the ruling All
Progressives Congress not to assume that the North- East
geopolitical zone will vote for President Muhammadu Buhari
in 2019 like it did in 2015 .
The states in the North- East are Yobe , Borno , Bauchi ,
Gombe , Adamawa and Taraba.
The senator said the issues for which people of the North-
East voted for Buhari and APC had not been addressed.
According to him , they are getting worse.
Ibrahim , who was governor of Yobe State for three terms
within two dispensations and now serving his third term at
the Senate , stated that rigging would not save the President
and the party from the imminent defeat.
The senator issued the warning at the Internet launch of his
book , ‘ Poorlitics , ’ and 70th birthday celebration held in
Abuja on Saturday night .
Ibrahim , whose wife , Khadijat , is currently the Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs , said the North- East should not be
taken for granted “ since it is not a must for the zone to
support Buhari . ”
He said , “ As we move towards the elections, I have to give a
dire warning to the APC that things are no longer the way
they were in 2015 when we rode to power on a cloud of
euphoria, believing that things will change for better .
“ Simply put , things have not changed and many things are
getting worse and the people are bitter .
“ We should not assume that we can win, even with massive
rigging . The economy has gone down because of our action and
inaction, and we are blaming the past too much rather than
solving the present problems .
“ I am going to give a dire warning . Let the North- East not
be taken for granted that we must support APC.
“ Our interest in the North- East has always been progressive
and I will personally be watching for required improvement in
the APC before the elections.
“ Improvement that can guarantee victory such as respecting
the rule of law and releasing political prisoners as well as
non – selective war against corruption, as against one sided
witch – hunt . ”
Source:- Punchng