Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has raised the alarm that Nigeria may not exist beyond the 2019 general election.
Wike noted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the amended Electoral Act will cause tension in the country and is a threat to its existence.
He said this on Yesterday at the Government House in Port Harcourt when Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta North, Wisdom Ihunwo visited him.
“This present administration does not not want the existence of one Nigeria,” Wike added. “We don’t know if there will be Nigeria after the 2019 General elections.
“The National Assembly tried to cure the defects of the Electoral Act that led to controversies during the 2015 elections.
“After the passage, the President kept on giving countless excuses why he wouldn’t sign the amended Electoral Act.
“The whole essence of not signing the Electoral Act is to rig the 2019 General elections. And in the plot to rig the 2019 elections, Rivers State comes first and Akwa Ibom State is the second on their list.”
He alleged that “they don’t want to use the smart card readers because they want to sit down and write results.
“It is painful that the President that says he is fighting corruption is leaving room for the rigging of the 2019 polls. There is no corruption worse than rigging. The President cannot set this country on fire.”