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“Stay Calm in The Face of Provocation”, Atiku Urges Supporters

Following the last minute  postponement of the general elections, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on his supporters to stay calm even in the face of provocation.  Atiku Abubakar, in a statement issued from Yola described the postponement as “the voice of Jacob and the hand of Esau”. Below is the full text of the statement: Dear citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, As you know, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a postponement of the elections until 23 February and 9 March respectively. The Buhari administration has had more than enough time and money to prepare for these elections and the Nigerian people were poised and ready to perform their civic responsibility by voting in the elections earlier scheduled for Saturday, 16 February, 2019. This postponement is obviously a case of the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob. By instigating this postponement, the Buhari administratio