Abdulsalami: No Nation, No Election

Abdulsalami: No Nation, No Election

Former military head of state, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar yesterday said there cannot be an election if there is no nation, urging politicians to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner in this year’s general elections starting from next week.

Abdulsalami, who said African countries are usually tension soaked because of the very cut-throat competition involved during elections, warned that electoral tension that affected national security and development in Kenya, Cote d’ Ivoire and the Gambia should not be repeated.

Speaking at a one-day conference on ‘peaceful elections and National Development organised by Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Abdulsalami said Nigeria is not a stranger to electoral violence.

“African countries area unit typically tension soaked as a result of the terribly cutthroat competition concerned,” Abdulsalami said referring to the election conduct.
“Africa so could be a hot bed of election controversies. In African countries like Republic of Kenya, Cote d’ Ivoire and the Gambia, we have seen the serious implications of electoral tension to national security and development.