The hot topic on social media in Nigeria this weekend is the rerun elections in Rivers State which has been marred by rigging plots led by Nigeria’s minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi.
The elections was marred by violence perpetrated by thugs working for the All Progressives Congress (APC). A ward agent of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was murdered by thugs under the command of APC chieftains on Saturday.
On the Eve of the Rivers rerun elections, Friday, March 18, 2016, a delegation from the President landed in Port Harcourt,
Sunday Morning, Rotimi Amaechi stormed a police station in Mile 1 in Port Harcourt to demand the release of an INEC collation officer who was arrested with fake results in Ward 10 of Port Harcourt Local Government Area. Apparently, the official, Mrs. Ekwi Adebisa had been compromised by Amaechi to doctor the result in favour of Amaechi’s APC candidate.
The photos of Amaechi at the police station, accompanied by 400 soldiers and other reports that he was on a rampage in Port Harcourt storming result collation centres and forcefully collecting the original result sheets and replacing them with fake ones hit social media and have gone viral.
Nigerians, apparently, fed up with the constant meddling of the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari in the electoral process with the intention of truncating the will of the people took to Twitter to express their disappoint with a hashtag, #BuhariKillingDemocracy.
Below are some of the top tweets on the topic:
Truly #BuhariKillingDemocracy
Illiteracy and being power hungry doesn't translate to good leadership
— Chloe W. Bassey (@ChloeWBassey) March 20, 2016
APC launches hostile takeover of @inecnigeria.#BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Solakuti.com (@Solakutidotcom) March 20, 2016
Is Amaechi contesting? What is he doing with d collation officer? Stop killing our democracy #BuhariKillingDemocracy pic.twitter.com/mbR7KMUxjf
— Maybeks (@Maybeks) March 20, 2016
In 10 months @APCNigeria n @MBuhari Have Destroyed Everytin peopLe Laboured For, Even our Democracy #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Ochinanwata D 1st (@mr_ochonogor) March 20, 2016
EMERGENCY!! as Nigeria democracy goes into coma in just 10 months under APC @UN @BBCNews @CNNPolitics #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Princewill Felix 🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@DflashyPrince) March 20, 2016
Everything about the Buhari govt is a shame #BuhariKillingDemocracy pic.twitter.com/PPspQy6LeK
— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) March 20, 2016
Again I wonder when the Buhari regime will conduct a free and fair election #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Lagos Charisma (@lagoscharisma) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/Gomeznsude/status/711537080514564096
A Tyrant will never respect the wishes of people. A leopard will never change its spots.#BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Abundantly Blessed 🇳🇬 (@BlessinAbundant) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rolex7Michael/status/711536849106374656
https://twitter.com/Gomeznsude/status/711536724464238592
Why will a minister steal result sheets…this is shameful…#BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Ese (@Ese_sharp) March 20, 2016
Everything dull buhari inherited from @GEJonathan gone down the drain within 10 months of his tenure. #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Prince (@PrinceOdumola) March 20, 2016
How did Nigeria get to this state of Lawlessness, impunity & brazen destruction by the same APC who promised Change? #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— PatrioticWailers (@WailersP) March 20, 2016
Lai Moh'd could not find a word to qualify Amaechi madness since yesterday,presidency blessed his actions #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Lagos Charisma (@lagoscharisma) March 20, 2016
You sent rogues to rig elections and yet you travel to holy lands faking prayers #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Egbelo Ntebri Edward (@eddyegbelo92) March 20, 2016
And, the saddest,
You have reduced our elections to a template of bloodshed #BuhariKillingDemocracy
— Egbelo Ntebri Edward (@eddyegbelo92) March 20, 2016
