The All Progressives Congress has said it has uncovered a fresh plot by those it called anti-democratic forces to use the courts to postpone or scuttle next month’s general elections.
APC called on the judiciary to protect the nation’s democracy, urging Nigerians to “repudiate the desperadoes” and their allies who are behind the plot.
In a statement in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC said after the efforts to stop its presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), failed, those the party described as anarchists had perfected plans to “use the courts to stop the elections at all cost.”
It alleged that the case instituted at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, seeking a declaration that Gen. Buhari lacked the requisite qualification to contest the February 14 presidential election, was the first in a series of court cases to be instituted to stop the polls.
”We are not surprised at this, because these desperadoes are so predictable. They are following the footsteps of the infamous Association for Better Nigeria, which helped to annul the 1993 elections and which threw Nigeria into a crisis from which it has yet to fully recover, over 20 years later.
”We can only appeal to the judiciary not to become a willing tool in the hands of those who will stop at nothing to scuttle the elections, just to perpetuate their firm grip on power,” APC said.
The party argued that President Goodluck Jonathan was afraid that if the elections would hold as scheduled, he would lose to Buhari by a wide margin.
APC said, “An ally of presidential aide Doyin Okupe has revealed that President Jonathan will rather have the military take over than hand over to the APC candidate. Though Okupe has made a tepid denial, the revelation has exposed the thinking and the desperation within the Presidency, ahead of the elections.
“We are also aware that up till this moment, the President has yet to repudiate the ex-militants in the Niger Delta, who have threatened the country’s very existence if he(Jonathan) is not re-elected, as if elections are won by fiat.
“When this is added to ongoing moves to depopulate the North-east, which is an opposition stronghold, using scare tactics, one can see that this presidency and the PDP are as terrified and desperate as they can be.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The election must hold. They will fail yet again. If GEJ did well in 6 years , he won't be running helter skelter. Change is inevitable. No court can shift the date.
ReplyDeleteAPC you living in the a fool's paradise to ever think that you can defeat President GEJ and his formidable PDP. A silent performer and the results are showing by the day!. 4 more years and the effect would solidify for all Nigerians to reap. Engaging a propagandist consultant cannot win an election for you, cos in Nigeria, votes count and not propaganda!. When you lose, I know you would later come out to say more of your supporters were disenfrancised and that was a patroitic call for a shift on election date to any day still within the allowed constitutional provision. You are wipping sentiment that would not take you anywhere. Just be ready, the masses are voting this gentleman who is achieving and changing the landscape of this country for better, GEJ is the man!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you really think President Jonathan will win this next election is either you are far lying to yourself or you are far away from reality, is obvious even to the blind that time has change am not blaming you for being ignorant about this.
Deletedreamer. gej is working nothing. check out what they said about maku, the man that he claimed righteous. pdp is a party that does not mean well for nigeria at all. we ve called for revolution, my dear we are going to use our PVCs for the revolution come 14th and 28th. watchout. pdp will be remembered for their confusion and lack of leadership strength and wisdom. failuresssss.
ReplyDeleteU and pdp r living in fool's paradise!
ReplyDeleteAPC please clarify us on your candidates certificate, stop beating around the bush. You cannot rule a country of the size with a forged certificate. Are you encouraging our children to be forging certificates??
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