Adamawa: CPC  raises  alarm  over   plot  to assassinate Marwa, Ribadu,  Aminu & Haruna    Posted Thur Jan 12,2012

The gubernatorial race in Adamawa state  is assuming a troubling dimesion  with just over a week to the election.The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the state has raised alarm over what  it tagged  attempts to assassinate its flag bearer, General Mohamed Buba Marwa, his vice, Chief John Manasah, Senator Jubril Aminu, Boni Haruna and Mr Nuhu Ribadu by one of the opposition candidates.

CPC alleged that   “The opposition candidate has also concluded plans to import marabouts from neighbouring West African country into the state, kidnap, organize and sacrifice three (3) virgin girls at midnight of Friday, 20th January, 2012, a day prior to the election”  adding that “Already, we have received information that the desperate candidate has succeeded in sacrificing a hunch-back”. 

In a statement signed by the DG of the Marwa Campaign Organization, Chief Manasah, titled ‘Statement on Do or Die governorship Election in Adamawa state’ the party disclosed that it was in possession of a very disturbing report detailing the evil plots of one of the gubernatorial candidates noting that the evil strategies of the candidate include; assassination, kidnapping, violence and creation of total confusion in the state in order to be able to manipulate the election.

Manasah   gave names of others to be assassinated or kidnapped as Chief Joel Madaki, Senator Folashade Bent, Alhaji Bawa Garba (ABG), former minister, Dr. Hassan Lawan, former governor Boni Haruna and General Haladu Hannaniya, ‘Several meetings were held in several places for this particular candidate in places including the environs of Yola, the Guest house of a traditional ruler of middle belt origin, a house in Maitama in Abuja, where several committees with different terms of reference have been formed.

There is  “Committee B”:  chaired by a former member of the National Assembly and its task is to plan for chasing away of CPC agents from polling units, intimidation of CPC supporters to vote against their party, snatching of ballot boxes or destroying same where the candidates party is not winning, purchase of left over ballot papers in polling units and thumb printing of same and escorting the distribution of fake ballot papers, using fake police personnel who are already being trained in some local government areas~

 CPC called on security agencies to wade into matter, but Manasah added  “Committee D”, which is the deadliest of all the committees and is headed ironically by the candidate himself. The task of this committee is to execute the kidnapping or complete elimination of General Marwa and others.

The statement noted that , “While (we) are calling on security agencies to take note and be proactive, we would like to warn the candidate concerned that we in the CPC are not in the least cowards or intimidated by these evil machinations. While we don’t have power, money or coercive instrument of the state in our hands, God is certainly on our side. The people of Adamawa state are also with the CPC.

~People require change, they need good and honest government that deliver dividends of democracy. To this end, we call on the good people of Adamawa state and our teeming supporters to remain firm and vigilant. On our part, we wish to assure that we are for a free, fair and violence free election, but we want to make it categorical, and abundantly clear that we shall resist any attempt by anyone to rig or snatch ballot boxes~.

“Any attempt by anyone to do any of these activities should be prepared to face our “Democratic Guards” at the polling units and will regret his or her action. We will always act within the provisions of the law and will like to seize this opportunity to call on all our party supporters to come out en-masse on election day and vote for change and progress, vote for Marwa and vote for CPC”.

Marwa had noted a few days back that the killings in Mubi and Yola recently had nothing to do with the Islamic Boko Haram.He said the killings were politically motivated.