SAN FRANCISCO, February 19, (THEWILL) – The Yobe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of pushing for a further shift of elections in the Northeast .
In a statement issued by the APC Secretary in the state , Abubakar Bakabe, the party said: “We are concern with the plan by the PDP for a shift in the conduct of the general elections in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Gombe States from the rescheduled March 28th and 11th April, 2015 to pave way for the PDP to rig the election and augment their poor performances in other states through the use of security forces to be massively deployed to the states.”
Condemning what it described as “the ill-conceived plan for a serial rape of democracy in Nigeria by sinking party that foresees ultimate failure in the forthcoming election,” the statement said the PDP “is therefore afraid of facing Nigerians at the polls due to its failure in the last 15 years of leadership.”
APC said, “We are also concerned with the hidden agenda contained in the heinous plan to intimidate, disenfranchise, and rig the election reminiscent of what happened in the Ekiti State’s governorship election last year, through massive deployment of security forces to create an environment for rigging.”
Advising PDP to refrain from this “obnoxious, dangerous and undemocratic stand posing great threat to the democracy in Nigeria,” APC stressed the need for security agencies to be highly professional, patriotic and abide by international best practices.
It therefore advised the Independent National electoral commission (INEC) and other stakeholders not to be distracted by what it described as the devilish, unpatriotic and undemocratic plans aimed at thwarting the smooth transition and successful conduct of the general elections in Nigeria on March 28 and April 11.
