Governor of Sokoto State, AMINU TAMBUWAL, has said any electoral victory obtained through any means other than the legitimate votes of the people was nothing short of a coup d’état.

Governor TAMBUWAL made this known in a statement he signed and issued to commemorate the 2020 United Nations International Day of Democracy.

TAMBUWAL said the Edo State Governorship Election scheduled to hold on Saturday as well as the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for October 10, were test cases of the country’s preparedness for a rule-based and consent-enabled governance.

The United Nations General Assembly in 2017 resolved to observe September 15 of every year as the International Day of Democracy with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy.