The Middle Belt Forum has urged the electorate in the region to vote massively for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar as they prepare to cast their votes on Saturday.
The forum’s President, Dr Pogu Bitrus, said this at a recent press conference in Abuja.
He mentioned that Buhari’s administration has been of no good to the region, hence the need for change.
He also said more than 1,814 people were murdered across 17 states in Nigeria in just six months last year.
His words, “One major consideration for us in this election is the security of lives and properties of the peoples of the Middle Belt region.
“It is no secret that in the close to four years of the Buhari-led administration, the entire Middle Belt was turned into a vast killing field.
“According to Amnesty International, within the first four months of the year 2018, 801 persons were murdered in the Middle Belt alone.
“The primary responsibility of government as enshrined in Section 14 (2) of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999 (as amended) is the protection of lives and property.
“The Buhari-led administration has failed woefully in that duty and endangered the entire Middle Belt region. We, therefore, have no hesitation in rejecting him as a candidate deserving of our support in the forthcoming presidential elections.”
