Nigerian presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of the People's Democratic Party, speaks to journalists after the presidential election was delayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, at his residence in Yola, Nigeria Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. A civic group monitoring Nigeria's now-delayed election says the last-minute decision to postpone the vote a week until Feb. 23 "has created needless tension and confusion in the country." (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main opposition on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s threat to use soldiers to deal with any attempts to tamper with voting material during a delayed vote was a “direct call for jungle justice”.
The comment was made in a statement issued by the main opposition People’s Democratic Party after Buhari said anyone trying to steal or destroy ballot boxes and voting material would do so “at the expense of his own life”. The poll, which was due to take place on Saturday, will be held on Feb. 23.
Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by James Macharia
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