The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, again, accused the
All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding a plot to postpone the
forthcoming general election.
In a statement on Friday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP’s national
publicity secretary, alleged that the APC planned to take advantage of
insecurity to “impose an undemocratic situation on our country”.
“Our party had earlier alerted the nation of a well-oiled
plot by the APC to orchestrate security situation and promote circumstances to
warrant the postponement of the 2023 general elections by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC),” the statement reads.
“The APC and its presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu know that they have no chance at all in the coming elections, having been rejected by Nigerians because of their multiple failures, recklessness, humongous corruption, violence and continuing infliction of pains, hardship and life-discounting experiences on Nigerians in the last seven and half years.
“The APC and its
leaders are desperate to use their doomsday orchestrations to frighten and
blackmail INEC to alter the electoral schedule after which the APC will take
advantage of the situation to unsettle the general election, foist a
constitutional crisis and truncate the nation’s democratic process.
“The PDP therefore charges INEC, as an independent
institution, not to succumb to the blackmails of the APC but focus on its
preparations and fix its eyes on delivering a free, fair, transparent and
credible election on February 25, 2023.”
This is not the first time the PDP is accusing the APC of
trying to disrupting the general election.
In December 2022, PDP alleged that the APC had directed its
party members to “deploy violence and snatch power in the 2023 general
election”.
The PDP had also claimed that the recent attacks on INEC
facilities constituted part of the APC’s plans to derail the conduct of the
general election.
‘IRRESPONSIBLE
STATEMENTS TO FILL MEDIA SPACE’
In reaction to the PDP’s claim, Bayo Onanuga, APC
presidential campaign council spokesperson, described the PDP’s position as
“senseless”.
According to Onanuga, the accusations by PDP are a ploy to
distract Nigerians from its “absentee presidential candidate”.
Atiku Abubakar, PDP’s presidential candidate, had travelled
to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the British government.
The APC campaign council, however, claimed that Abubakar’s
visit was for “some medical help.”
Speaking further, Onanuga said the party has “nothing
profitable again to engage in other than raising false alarms”.
“We have nothing but
pity for a party that has become a mess and total embarrassment to itself and
its despondent members,” the presidential campaign spokesperson said.
“For lack of nothing tangible to tell Nigerians six
weeks to a general election as its
candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar disappeared from the campaign trail, PDP has
resorted to making irresponsible
statements just to fill media space.
“Nigerians are
advised to ignore this senseless conjecture from PDP as there is no iota of
truth in the allegation.
“Knowing that it has no path to victory and no real agenda
for development to sell to Nigerians by its absentee presidential candidate,
PDP has nothing profitable again to engage in other than raising false alarms,
manufacturing outright lies and disseminating innuendos to deceive the public.
“PDP should know that
Nigerians have rejected it and no amount of falsehood can redeem a political
party that wrecked our economy, under its watch, created massive insecurity and
looted money meant for development.
“President Muhammadu Buhari who has given this country the
most credible elections both regular and off season since 2015 has consistently
assured Nigerians, even up to two days ago that 2023 elections will hold.”
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