Bukar Ibrahim To Buhari: Don't Expect Votes From Yobe, Adamawa, Four Others

The states in the North- East are Yobe , Borno , Bauchi , Gombe , Adamawa and Taraba.

The senator said the issues for which people of the North- East voted for Buhari and APC had not been addressed.

According to him , they are getting worse.
Ibrahim , who was governor of Yobe State for three terms within two dispensations and now serving his third term at the Senate , stated that rigging would not save the President and the party from the imminent defeat.

The senator issued the warning at the Internet launch of his book , ‘ Poorlitics , ’ and 70th birthday celebration held in Abuja on Saturday night .

Ibrahim , whose wife , Khadijat , is currently the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs , said the North- East should not be taken for granted “ since it is not a must for the zone to support Buhari . ”

He said , “ As we move towards the elections, I have to give a dire warning to the APC that things are no longer the way they were in 2015 when we rode to power on a cloud of euphoria, believing that things will change for better .

“ Simply put , things have not changed and many things are getting worse and the people are bitter .

“ We should not assume that we can win, even with massive rigging . The economy has gone down because of our action and inaction, and we are blaming the past too much rather than solving the present problems .

“ I am going to give a dire warning . Let the North- East not be taken for granted that we must support APC.

“ Our interest in the North- East has always been progressive and I will personally be watching for required improvement in the APC before the elections.

“ Improvement that can guarantee victory such as respecting the rule of law and releasing political prisoners as well as non - selective war against corruption, as against one sided witch - hunt . ”