Chief Edwin Clark, leader of the Ijaw people in Nigeria, has lamented what he sees as the imposition of candidates by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming general elections in the country.
Clark said this would be a major challenge for the party during the elections that come up in March and April.
“I am very sad indeed that people in Gombe, majority of our minority people are being held hostage.
“The problem of imposition is not limited to Gombe, the problem PDP has today across the country was caused by imposition of candidates, being replaced by people who are not qualified for reason best known by the party.
“So these are problems we are trying to resolve.
“A situation whereby a governor of a state would try to nominate everybody to become part of him is not democracy,” he lamented.
Speaking in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Friday while playing host to the leadership of Jonathan Sambo Support Group in Gombe South/Central Senatorial District of Gombe State, Clark also supported the use of soldiers during the elections.
According to him, this is necessary to guarantee free, fair and peaceful elections in the country adding: “our people want safety when they go out to vote and the soldiers would be deployed to guarantee that.”
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