Some Nigerians have expressed outrage at the threat issued by the House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Dogowa , to the people of his Kano constituency to either vote the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) on election day or be made to regret not doing so.
Alhassan Ado Doguwa represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State in the current House of Reps.
He is still a candidate for the office in the 2023 elections.
A video uploaded by the Leadership newspaper on Tuesday, showed Doguwa addressing a crowd of supporters during a campaign stopover at Tundun Wada.
Putting on a grey native attire known locally as ‘babanriga’, he was seen in the midst of people warning them repeatedly that, “you either vote for APC or you are dealt with.”
One of his close associates could be seen tapping him from behind in what appears to be an attempt to warn him against a violent campaign which is capable of stoking crisis.
But Doguwa ignored the warning and repeated the threat two more times.
Using violent language during campaign is contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the peace pact entered into by the political parties with the National Peace Commission as reported by this paper.
Dogowa who has been accused several times of reckless speeches and physical attack on political opponents, including those in his party, the APC, was on November 2 again accused of attacking the deputy governorship candidate of the party, Murtala Garo, with a teacup during a meeting.
Garo told BBC Hausa that Dogowa violently invaded a meeting at the deputy governor’s residence which had in attendance the deputy governor, Nasiru Gawuna, who is also the party governorship candidate, saying, “When he invaded the meeting, he started disagreeing that he was not involved in the meeting because it was a time of sharing money but when it comes to the difficult task of the party he will be invited.
“But the deputy governor replied that they are not sharing money because nobody gives them money to share, he then asked why he was not invited despite his position as the majority leader, and that is how the argument turned into a quarrel.
