APC Welcomes PDP’s Denial of Postponing Elections
The All Progressives Congress has welcomed the statement by the Presidency for denying the calls for elections to be shifted. According to a...
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The All Progressives Congress has welcomed the statement by the Presidency for denying the calls for elections to be shifted. According to a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the presidency as well as the People’s Democratic Party must now back up their words with action by cutting off the funding for the surreptitious campaign immediately. The statement added: “Election is a process, not a one-day affair. That is why we are delighted that some foreign observers have already arrived for the February 14th and 28th polls. Now they must pay a very close attention to the preparations for the elections, the relentless campaign to shift the polls, including through the use of pseudo analysts and the sponsorship of a rash of court cases seeking to stop the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, at all cost.
“We know their last joker is the court, amid the unpleasant rumours that a pliable Judge has been procured with millions of dollars to disqualify our candidate. But we strongly believe that the judiciary will do all that is possible to keep its integrity intact and not be a party to desperate efforts to scuttle the elections and trigger a constitutional crisis.” “The ex-militants from the Niger Delta have openly threatened the very existence of the country if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to win the forthcoming presidential election. The implication is that, as far as they are concerned, the votes of the people do not count and elections are won by fiat. This is a recipe for violence and disaster.”
The APC said even though the Presidency and the PDP have belatedly distanced themselves from the threats, their disclaimer is as tepid as it is unreliable, since they are the unseen hands behind the threats anyway. The party said: “This is why we are calling for vigilance from all stakeholders in the next few days before the Feb. 14th and 28th elections. We must not allow desperate politicians to plunge our nation into chaos. Elections are not war, but a celebration of democracy. There will always be winners and losers, hence no ONE should threaten others if he or she loses.”
