''Buhari Has a Track Record of Human Right Abuses''- Balarabe Musa

Balarabe Musa

Balarabe Musa, National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP on Saturday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state Capital described Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC as a fascist, intolerant and an arrogant self-righteous politician; PUNCH reports.
Balarabe made the description while giving an address titled ''Making a difficult but necessary and patriotic choice'' at a special/extraordinary meeting of the National Executive Committee of the PRP in Uyo.

He said, ''In the coming electoral contest, what should be uppermost for the party is its continued existence as a legally recognised political entity, free like any other party to engage in the liberal democratic quest for power which the Nigerian constitution allows.

''Of course, it is obvious that none of the present candidates or their political party platforms share the ideals or the objectives of the PRP. The question then we should ponder on is, ‘Which of the candidates is less likely to constrict the democratic space in Nigeria in such a way as to allow the PRP to continue to exist and to operate legally without hindrance?,

''In other words, which of the candidates is going to be less intolerant of parties such as the PRP.

''The second option is to support the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, that is, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In this respect, members will have to examine President Jonathan and the PDP’s track record of undeniable and monumental ineptitude, corrupt administration and political visionlessness against the context of what is in the national interest and the PRP’s interest in self-preservation.

''The third would be to support the candidate of the APC, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Here, members would have to weigh these facts: the APC is constituted by, at least, 70 per cent of defectors from the PDP, raising questions as to how much difference it is from the PDP.

''Buhari has a track record of human right abuses, a tendency towards fascist intolerance and an arrogant self-righteousness ethos; the APC (unlike the PDP) has arrogantly refused to make any overtures towards other political formations not linked with the PDP; the class composition and agenda of both the APC and the PDP are no different'',Balarabe said.