The representative of Yobe East Senatorial District, Senator Bukkar Abba Ibrahim, has said that even with massive rigging, the All Progressives Congress may not win the 2019 election unless it retraces its steps and fulfils its promises to the people.
The Senator, who is the husband of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadijat, said it should not be assumed that like 2015, the North East will vote for the President and APC.
Speaking at the launch of his book: “Poorlitics,” and 70th birthday celebration in Abuja on Saturday night, Senator Ibrahim, a former Governor of Yobe State, 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.”