Nigeria’s governor of the northern state of Kaduna Nasir El-Rufai made a dangerous threat while speaking on NTA’s Tuesday live program anchored by cybril stobber.
The discussion about the role of foreign countries in elections was raised on the programme in which reference was made to concerns expressed by the European Union, the United States and Britain over the suspension of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen over allegedly breaching asset-declaration rules.
“Those that are calling for anyone to come and intervene in Nigeria, we are waiting for the person that would come and intervene, they would go back in body bags,” the governor said.
The February 16 vote in Africa’s top oil producer pits Buhari, a military ruler in the 1980s who was voted into office in 2015, against main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar, a businessman and former vice president in a race widely seen as tight that has become increasingly rancorous in the last few weeks.
El-Rufai’s threat has since sparked criticisms and reactions from Nigerians and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
PDP has in its reaction threatened to pull out of the peace accord, saying the threat by El-Rufus is inimical to a peaceful, free and fair election.
Ben Murray-Bruce, in his stead called on Buhari to reject the statement.
On his Twitter page, the Senator wrote: “Is this madness? President Buhari if you don’t reject this evil, this fellow will bring your government into disrepute!