The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has dismissed as “hogwash”, claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
that its chieftains are paving way for fresh governorship election in Rivers
state.
In a statement on Monday, Lanre
Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the PDP is attempting to intimidate supreme
court judges into doing their bidding concerning the governorship poll in
Rivers.
The PDP had on Sunday accused
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, and other APC chieftains of
plotting to mount pressure on the supreme court to overturn a judgement disqualifying
the APC from the state’s governorship election.
The party said Amaechi and
Abubakar Malami, minister of justice, was allegedly plotting to cause
“constitutional crisis” in the state by seeking fresh polls.
But Issa-Onilu said contrary to
the allegations, the PDP is seeking the supreme court to do their bidding on
the matter.
He said: “We are however well
aware of the PDP’s intent to hoodwink and deceive the public; and most
importantly, intimidate and blackmail our eminent Supreme Court justices into
doing their bidding in respect of the matter of the purported exclusion of
Rivers State APC candidates from the last elections, before the apex court.
“Again, for the purpose of
clarity, it needs restating that the Supreme Court has not made any pronouncement
on the purported exclusion of APC candidates from the just concluded
Governorship, National Assembly and State House Assembly elections in Rivers
State.
“Hence, the cheap attempt by the
PDP to ambush the Supreme Court with their cock and bull conspiracies should be
seen for what it is, hogwash!
“We urge Nigerians to completely
ignore the evil machinations of the PDP as contained in their ludicrous and
false statement on the matter of the purported exclusion of Rivers APC
candidates in the last elections before the Supreme Court.”
He added that while the APC would
allow the law take its course regarding the matter, the PDP should also do the
same, “rather than overheat the polity with their illogical and false claims.”
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