The Presidential Campaign Organisation of PDP on Thursday alleged that APC was determined to cause security breaches ahead of the general elections and stop the use of soldiers because of its plans to unleash terror and intimidate voters.
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity of the organisation, made the allegation at a news conference in Abuja.
“This has been confirmed by their vigorous campaign of calumny against the military and their consistent demand that soldiers must not be deployed for security surveillance at the polling booths,” he said.
Fani-Kayode described APC`s latest footage of a purported meeting involving some PDP leaders in the southwest which reflected attempts to rig the 2014 Ekiti governorship election as “petty and despicable.”
He said the organisation had listened to the audio clip and discovered that the discussion that took place in it did not mention any form of rigging in that election.
Fani-Kayode also said the purported clip did not contain evidence of any conspiracy to rig the election.
“Rather than attempting to orchestrate rigging, the audio clip clearly reveals Fayose expressing concerns that the military commander was not acting on information,” he said.
He said the governor and the others captured in that clip were apparently worried that safety of voters and INEC officials could be compromised if security measures were not strictly enforced.
He, therefore, said the APC failed to carry out critical content analysis of the discussions in the audio clip before rushing to town with it.
Fani-Kayode further said the PDP was confident that the APC’s allegation of rigging in favour of Fayose and others mentioned in the clip could not be sustained.
“Sadly, the same cannot be said about the electoral perfidy which the APC perpetrated in the Osun state governorship elections.
“During the course of those elections, some of their agents gathered in secret locations where they thumb-printed ballot papers in favour of their governorship candidate, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,” he said.
According to him, the APC rigged out the PDP candidate, Sen. Iyiola Omisore, in the 2014 Osun governorship election.
He decried as inciting, statements of some APC leaders, especially Gen. Muhammad Buhari, its presidential candidate.
He said the fallout from Buhari’s visit to Maiduguri on February 16, gave cause for concern “as APC supporters burnt down the PDP campaign office there.”
Fani-Kayode also said the sordid killing of some members of the National Youth Service Corpers (NYSC) in the last elections must not be repeated.
“It is for this reason that the Federal Government must deploy soldiers to ensure peace, stability and security during and after the elections.
“The attempt by the APC to discredit the use of soldiers by promoting misleading audio footage of rigging during the Ekiti governorship election is childish and absurd.
“The federal government deployed soldiers in the Anambra, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections and all those elections were devoid of violence.
“Remarkably, the APC won in Edo and Osun; APGA won in Anambra, Labour Party won in Ondo while PDP won only in Ekiti State,” he said.
He added that the basis on which the APC was agitating for the exclusion of soldiers from the election by sponsoring court cases was patently “dubious and untenable.”
According to him, the reason the APC and its leaders do not want soldiers deployed is to ensure voters intimidation and to unleash terror once they lose the elections.
He further said the APC leadership knows that it would be far more difficult for them to do that when soldiers were on the streets.
He, however, stressed that the PDP was committed to peaceful elections and would completely reject the option of violence.
Fani-Kayode said the PDP would tenaciously uphold the Abuja Peace Accord it entered with 13 other political parties to ensure non-violence polls.
He, therefore, pleaded with well-meaning Nigerians to urge Buhari and the APC to show similar commitment. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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FFK...I thought you have changed... didn't know you have not been cured of the mouth diarrhoea you have been suffering for so many years.
ReplyDeleteHaving seen that FFK was not able to provide any part of the Laws of Nigeria that support his allegations and request, I am now convinced that the time is now ripe for FFK to visit Ghana again.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this time around, it shall be for an extended period of time.
This FFK must now be really hallucinating.
FFK I know you are right. I've seen it myself, not ready to lose another brother like the 2011 violence, where copper's were target.
ReplyDeleteAre we fighting a war? So why should soldiers be part of election? To wreak havoc and dance to the tune of GEJ and PDPigs? Fani Kayode you are just a megalomaniac fool. I detest people like you who can sell their mother for a few coins. I remember when you were calling Jona incompetent, now you are campaigning for his re-election. what changed? Please go and hang, you are a total disgrace to God, humanity, Nigeria, the yoruba ( if you are indeed one) and your family. Shameless man.
ReplyDeleteD appeal court has ruled on dis issue...FFK,y r u still ranting gibberish...wats evn wrong with dis poolitical prostitute
ReplyDeleteIt hurts so much when Nigerians in this forum cannot support what is right, i completely agree with FFK, the above elections were conducted with the presence of soldiers and no one was killed which i n my opinoin is what we need. I dont know why APC and her cohort does not want violent free electons. It is quite evident that the elctions mentioned above were violence free because of the presence of our dear security forces or are they complaining because there would be no room for rigging? May God help Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteI know FFK talk too much, but this time he is making some sense, if soldiers was deployed in Edo,Ondo,Anambra and PDP did not win those elections, then i see no reason while soldiers should not
ReplyDeletebe deployed in this coming general election.
I am really saddened when some Nigerians cannot reason simple logic, all of the elections mentioned above were violence free just because of the presence of heavily armed security men, and its worthy of note that the PDP only won in one state out of the five states, so what is wrong in using armed security men once again to ensure violence free elections? so some evil persons were rejoicing when corpers were killed in 2011 by Buhari and his supporters and they seriously look forward to a repeat of such. This time around its you and your family members that will be killed!
ReplyDeleteU ar a wise man,wit ur commend.
DeleteApc is trying to rig election with policemen, that why they reject soldiers, they know they cannot manupulate the soldiers, but they can manupulate policemen. No soldiers,No election!
Deletewhether APC likes it or not, the election must be militrized for security purpose. let them go to hell if they are not comfortable with it.
ReplyDeleteMany have been brain wash 2 d extent dt dir reasons faculty has been damage.if election could held at various state as mentioning by FFK and PDP won just in one state, why people are against deployement of soilder.
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