Jonathan to Nigerians: If you love Nigeria, come out and vote tomorrow

…Says high turnout of voters the best antidote to rigging

Patrick Okohue

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, has urged Nigerians to come out and vote en masse during tomorrow’s presidential election. The former president made the appeal in his post on Facebook, calling on citizens to shun violence and hate. He noted high turnout of voters is the best antidote to rigging. “My simple message to you is that if you love Nigeria, you must come out to vote. “The best antidote to rigging of elections is a high voter turnout. Remember, none of us is greater than all of us,” he wrote on Facebook. He preached against voter apathy, adding that doing nothing is “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil”. “As a wise man once said, ‘the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. “You are all good Nigerians. I therefore urge you to come out and vote based on your conscience and conviction. “Now it is your turn to prove that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen. “Shun violence, shun hatred. Come out this Saturday and vote peacefully for the Nigeria of your choice. Remember, we are all brothers and sisters born from the womb of one mother Nigeria,” he said.