A former governor of Jigawa State and a presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido has accused the All Progressive Party (APC) of encouraging vote buying and selling through their ‘policy of pauperizing Nigerians’.

Speaking in Lokoja on Wednesday while addressing PDP delegates in continuation of his nationwide tour to drum support for his presidential ambition, Lamido said after almost four years in power, APC government and its leaders cannot boast of improving the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

According to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, the ruling party has made it a policy to institute poverty in a bid to force people to readily sell their votes, attributing the poor conduct of elections in the country to lack of proper supervision.

“If you appoint somebody into an office, you must give him proper supervision. That is where the difference lies. If I put somebody in a position of authority, I will give him close supervision,” Lamido said.

While describing Nigeria as the father of other African nations, the presidential hopeful added that whatever happens in the country would impact positively or negatively on other countries.

He further stressed that the PDP remained the only party in the country witha history of remaining stuck with its positive ideology of putting human beings first in implementing its programmes.

“What is most important in Nigeria is human beings first, but for how long shall we be killing ourselves? There must be trust to guarantee peace and stability. PDP is a party for all in Nigeria. It is the only party that has remained unchanged when other parties are metamorphosing.

“It is the only party with history, with respect for the people compared to APC which is designed to stigmatize Nigerians; a party without ideology, and whose only programme is to demonize the people. Therefore, Nigeria must unite and say no to APC.

“Your party has been demonized enough, so we must take back our honour and pride. How do you build a country by destroying its people through dehumanization? APC is employing instruments of oppression, harassment and intimidation through series of lies,” he added.