Nigerians Know Who You Are, They Will Not Take It Lightly – Bugaje Knocks Tinubu

A former member of the House of Representatives, Usman Bugaje, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is an accomplice in designing a law that would facilitate rigging.

Bugaje stated this during an appearance on Channels Television while reacting to the controversial Electoral Bill signed by Tinubu.

He argued that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government led by President Bola Tinubu was guilty of subverting the popular will of voters.

He, however, said that there would be repercussions.

Bugaje said, “The executive arm, including the President himself, from the speed with which he signed that law, they are all an accomplice in subverting the electoral process of this country. They are all an accomplice in designing an electoral law that will facilitate rigging.

“They are all an accomplice in subverting the popular will of the people, and this thing that they have done is well noted, and there will be repercussions. I don’t know where it’s going come, but everywhere in the world where such things have happened, there have been very serious consequences, repercussions.”

The former lawmaker, who is also the chairman of the Movement for Credible Elections, accused those against the will of voters of being “so obsessed with power” for the control of state treasury.

“These people cannot see the repercussions. They are so obsessed with power. They are so obsessed with the control that they now have for the state treasury and the way they dispense money the way they want.

“Nigerians are aware of who you are. This electoral law has shown who you are, and Nigerians are not going to take it lightly, and they are going to react,” he added.

Bugaje said that members of the National Assembly insulted the intelligence of Nigerians by passing the amended electoral bill without including real-time electronic transmission of election results.

He advised them not to attempt to deceive Nigerians with “cosmetic” electoral reforms.

On the just-concluded elections in the Federal Capital Territory, the former NASS member said Nigerians had lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as nothing in the conduct of the exercise showed that things would get better.