Being the text of a press conference addressed by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Lagos on Wednesday, March 4th 2015
Good morning gentlemen and welcome to this press conference.
It’s just about three weeks to the start of the rescheduled 2015 general elections, and the expectations across the country and outside our borders are very high, just as the tension among Nigerians!
The eyes of the world are focused on our country, Nigeria, to organize a free, fair, credible and violence-free election that will not only deepen our democracy but will also show to the world that our leadership position in the West African sub-region and the African continent is not a fluke.
While we in the All Progressives Congress (APC), and definitely most Nigerians, also expect nothing less than very transparent elections, indications are that those at the helms have grown so desperate that they do not even want the elections to hold. And even if the elections must hold at all, they must be held on their own terms: No PVCs, No Car Readers, No Jega, and the military must be deployed to intimidate voters!
These dangerous conditionalities by the ruling party, the PDP, and the Jonathan Administration have been playing out publicly, no thanks to the inauspicious comments by elements of the ruling party, who could no longer hide their disdain for credible polls and, indeed, for democracy itself.
But what has not played out openly are some of the criminal and unlawful actions being secretly hatched by the PDP and the Jonathan Administration to rig the forthcoming general elections and perpetuate themselves in power.
The handwriting is clear: This Administration knows it can never win in a free, fair and credible elections because of its appalling record in office. Nigerians want change through the ballot box, and they are determined to effect that change with their PVCs.
Let me now take you through some of those evil plots being hatched to deny the people of Nigerians their right to vote for change.
1. There is a plot to transfer a humongous amount of money into the bank account of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and then claim that the money came from Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC in order to justify the ongoing plan to sack Prof. Jega so he won’t organize the elections.
Beyond Jega, there is also a plan to credit the bank accounts of some key national institutions with huge amounts of money purportedly from our party, the APC, ostensibly to compromise those institutions.
2. There is plan to use some political parties that are satellites of the PDP to push for the postponement of the elections again. The plot is to get the parties to address a press conference to say the elections should not hold in the North-east until Sept. 2015 because of the ongoing counter-insurgency battle there. The intention is to make sure Jega’s tenure expires before the polls, so that they can appoint a malleable card-carrying member of the PDP as INEC Chair to conduct the polls.
3. There a plan to use the security agencies to intimidate key opposition leaders as well as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications service providers to disrupt voice and data transmission, especially in APC strongholds, on election day.
As we have said earlier, the telephones of our leaders have been bugged and their movements are being daily monitored.
Top on the list of the security agencies to be used against the opposition is the DSS, which will be used to compel all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to hand over the names and telephone numbers of all INEC’s regular and ad
hoc staff who will conduct the elections, as part of the Jonathan Administration’s rigging plans.
It is no longer news that a signal has been sent to all state commands of the DSS to get the list of all INEC Returning Officers and Adhoc Staff before March 10th.
4. There is also the ongoing illegal recruitment over 500 new cadets into one of the country’s security outfits, 50% of whom are from the home state of the outfit’s top brass, in violation of the provisions of the Constitution, especially as the recruitment does not reflect the Federal Character
5. Nocturnal meetings are being held between various heads of national security agencies and the leadership of the PDP to undermine the coming elections;
6. The Presidency has retained the services of two Israelis and a Belgian who are currently holed up in the Aso Rock Villa to hack and corrupt INEC computers on election day, with the trio having already been paid 25 percent of their contract fees upfront.
7. There is an ongoing effort to compromise the card reader, which the Jonathan Administration sees as inimical to its rigging plans.
8. Huge funds are being provided for retired and serving security personnel to buy up PVCs, with the hope that they can be used once the card reader is compromised. Remember, gentlemen, that there is a case in court seeking to declare the use of the card reader in the forthcoming elections unconstitutional.
9. In the days leading up to the elections, the Jonathan Administration is planning to give the opposition the Ekiti treatment by massively arresting key opposition leaders, with a view to destabilizing their ranks, putting them away and paving the way for a free rein of their rigging agents. Towards this end, thousands of signed blank detention orders have been procured.
10. As part of the plan to implicate our leaders, illegal substances may be put into their checked-in luggage during local and international flights. That is why we are calling on our leaders to travel only with their carry-on baggage.
Let me say that the detailed plans by the desperate Jonathan Administration and the PDP are part of the massive intelligence we are receiving daily from patriotic Nigerians, within and outside the government, who are eager to see the organization of a free, fair, credible and violence-free elections that will catapult Nigeria to the league of truly democratic nations.
We have decided to share the information we are receiving with Nigerians because we believe that no power is strong enough to stop a people who are determined to effect change in the way and manner they are being governed, and that the ultimate power resides in the people.
We have no doubt that the information will fortify the local and international observers who are coming for the elections, in addition to enhancing the vigilance of the citizenry before, during and after the polls.
I thank you for listening
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Lagos, March 4th 2015 Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Noise makers. APC have taken it that they have won the election with all this noice making. Let us watch and wait till then.
ReplyDeleteBy the special Grace of GOD their evil plans will always be exposed. Nigerians may we shine our eyes.
ReplyDeleteJonathan is planning to plunge this country in war.
People say he is a gentle man, Jonathan is evil himself. More devilish than the late despot sani abacha.
This is not the first time, I know Nigeria will be save.
The resultant of this evil plan by Jonathan is going to be a total peoples REVOLUTION. Trust me
Anonymous 3:34pm, why cant you just reason straight! it is on record that everything the APC has alerted Nigerians about has come to pass eg, the postponement saga, the sacking of Jega.....GEJ is desperate, and must NOT be allowed to continue to rule us!!!
ReplyDeleteCome on! What do you expect of anonymous 3.34pm when he can't even spell "noise" correctly! No be "noice" im write and u wan make he reason straight, a beggyyyy!
DeleteCry babies they are at it again mscheeeeeew. Story for the gods! and Lie Mohammed forgot to say what the APC saints are planning as well......next please
ReplyDeleteJonathan; Presidency was given to you in a platter of Gold please do not put Nigeria into war for the opportunity we gave you... we beg of you. let us do this election peaceful and move on #bringbackourgirls
ReplyDeleteYes and Jonathan is also planning to kill my grandmother and rape my grandfather, and I just want the good people of Nigeria to be vigilant! tales by moonlight. change my asssssss.
ReplyDeleteAPC and their cohorts will never rule this country....
ReplyDeleteNah your mama wan rule this country? If trouble starts now u no go fit enjoy am. Issues are raised instead of ensuring that none of the mentioned things happen in your motherland you are opening your dirty mouth to say who will and who will rule this country. Stupid ass.
DeleteThe one they're able to execute in Ekiti has now turn to horror to Ekiti people. Everything is turning upside down in Ekiti now.
ReplyDeleteNow their plans to carry out same thing in federal level has been exposed, we would rather wise up and vote Massively for Change.
And, can't they use CCTV cameras to monitor each polling Centers. Very cheap and reliable but that method will bring In CHANGE. Pls expose more of their plans to Help Nigeria.
this elections should just come and go abeg.
ReplyDeleteThese people think they talking to kids, what does all these lists means? to me it's all bullshits. Just tell us how you intend to move Nigeria forward with this fall in Oil price. How will APC diversify our economy, What is APC going to do better about Boko Haram. These issues are what I am interested in not how PDP plan to rig forth coming election. I am not interested in people talking to me as if I am a fool or a baby
ReplyDeleteEVEN BEFORE NOW, WE NIGERIANS ALREADY KNEW THE FOLLOWING:
ReplyDeleteTHAT pdpigs WERE PLANNING TO RIG THE ELECTION;
THAT JONANTHAN WAS NOT READY TO RELINQUISH POWER EVEN IF HE LOSES;
THAT THE pdpigs CABALS WERE GOING TO PUSH GEJ TO HOLD UNTO POWER BY HOOK OR CROOK;
THAT PART OF THE GAME PLAN IS 'RATHER THAN HAND OVER TO BUHARI, MILITARY SHOULD TAKE OVER' & OR INTERIM GOVERNMENT WILL BE FORMED TO IMPLANT YET ANOTHER pdpigs REGIME LATER;
THAT TO ACTUALIZE THESE DREADING PLOTS, JEGA MUST GO;
THAT EVEN IF WITH THE INTERVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BUHARI IS SWORN IN, GEJ'S CAMP WOULD DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR REACH TO DESTABILIZE THE POLITY;
BUT I URGE NIGERIANS OF GOODWILL TO BE RESOLUTE AND RESIST EVERY CONFRONTATIONAL SITUATION THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES! RATHER, INSIST ON VOTING AND DEFENDING YOUR FREEDOM FROM THIS pdp MODERN SLAVERY! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND GOD WILL NOT STOP EXPOSING ALL THEIR SHODDY DEALS TILL THE MOST DESIRED CHANGE IS ACHIEVED IN NIGERIA! LETS MATCH4BUHARI ON THE 28 AND GOD WILL OVERTHROW THE pdpigs' ANTIDEMOCRATIC FORCES ONCE AND FOR ALL! SHINE YOUR EYES NIGERIANS!!
I a Nigerian completing an online immigration form with his PVC. na wa o. power by force
ReplyDeleteNext week holds a lot in stock for Nigeria
ReplyDeleteCan soldiers who should be our last hope, as it was in 1984, allow themselves to be bastardized as political thugs to rig election? End of the world!
ReplyDeletePDP is making a last minute desperate effort to compromise the election. No responsible Nigerian should allow PDP to buy their PVC.
ReplyDeleteMr Lia so apc did not have their own planning? if yes dat mean apc re d biggest fool in d whole world
ReplyDeleteAPC ur meeting with jega was not written here pls tell Nigerian what APC Jega re doing in out nigerian meeting. pls APC can u proof it.
ReplyDeletei am sure Nigeria will sail through all her challenges by His grace. my greatest concern lies with the citizens that did not even read the aforementioned before commenting, you can't be this foolish about all that is going on in Nigeria? GEJ is just throwing money at everybody that he thinks can help him rig the coming election, it is federal money, not his personal money, all the monies in the excess crude account made from the oil wind fall has been depleted because of politics and we are here supporting such administration. looking back i regret going through what i went through in 2011 trying to vote for GEJ. i am sure most of you here supporting him did not vote then o, but now you can run your mouth. its sickens me.
ReplyDeleteGEJ has no shame. GEJ administration is squandering our national wealth for his personal. Everybody must resist his game. No basket for rotten mango.
ReplyDeleteGEJ time is up.
The tide is against APC now and that is why they are crying out loud. They were the first to comprise Jega before February 14.Their plots to rig the election with their tumb printed ballot papers didnt sail through. Their under age registered voters in the North East has been hijacked. Their electoral malpractices, etc.... have been frustrated. Nobody called a press conference because of these. Now why the noise? Whoever should come to the court of equity should come with clean hands. Thier hands are already soiled. They should play by the rules and stop ranting.
ReplyDeleteIs becoming obvious day by day that PDP is not interested in election QED.
ReplyDelete