The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, February 6 2019 called on the international community to impose a travel ban on the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his threat that foreigners, who interfere in the affairs of Nigeria would leave the country in body bags.
In the statement signed by its national spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan and shared on the opposition party’s verified Twitter handle, PDP said, “We call on the international community to immediately impose a travel ban on El-Rufai for this inciting comment against peaceful elections in our country.
“Nigerians are still in a shock over comments by the Governor of Kaduna state, El-Rufai, who declared on national TV that members of the global democratic institutions that are working for a peaceful election in Nigeria will return to their countries in body bags. What a threat?
“We, therefore, call on the National Peace Committee to immediately summon El-Rufai on his inflammatory remarks against peaceful election in our country.”
The statement added that the party would also be reconsidering its signatory to the Peace accord.
“After due consideration of comments, threats and incendiary actions by the APC and Muhammadu Buhari which are directly inimical to a peaceful, free and fair election, the PDP is left with no option than to consider a review of its signatory in the National peace accord.”
‘They Will Go Back In Body Bags’ – El Rufai Issues Death Threat To US, UK, EU Officials (VIDEO)
Nasir el-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 has threatened foreign nations, whom he says are trying to interfere in the affairs of Nigeria.
In his usual fiery approach, the Kaduna governor said that they “would leave in body bags” has been generating reactions from Nigerians.
Speaking on Tuesday Live, on a late-night programme on the NTA, El-Rufai warned the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union, who have reacted to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to stop interfering in the affairs of Nigeria, else, they would leave in “body bags”.
He said, “They (the comments) were based on non-information and they are most irresponsible and I am happy that the Presidency responded to them.
“Those that are calling for everyone to come and intervene in Nigeria, we are waiting for the person that will come and intervene,” Governor El Rufai said. “They will go back in body bags.”
“Because nobody will come to Nigeria and tell us how to run our country.
“We’ve got that independence and we are trying to run our country as decently as possible and we know the history of those countries that are trying to teach us these things; we have read their history.
“We also know that in their stages of development they went through these challenges,” the Kaduna governor said.
