The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to rig the upcoming general elections.
The
opposition party stated that the PDP’s objection to the use of card
readers for the elections shows that it has ulterior motives.
The allegations were made via a statement released by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed.
The statement reads:
“At
the press conference we addressed on Wednesday, which rattled the PDP
and the President Goodluck Jonathan Administration so much, we listed
the conditionalities of the PDP/Jonathan Administration for holding the
election: ‘No PVC, No Card Reader, No Jega’ and the fact that the party
wants the military deployed to harass and intimidate voters.”
“We
mentioned ‘Card Readers’ at least three times during the press
conference, and said they (PDP/Jonathan Administration) are doing
everything possible to sabotage the machine and prevent its use.”
“Both
the spokesmen for the PDP and the Jonathan Campaign Organisation rushed
to the press to deny any such ‘reprehensible’ plan. But a few hours
later, the spokesman for the campaign organisation told an incredulous
country that they would oppose the use of Card Reader, apparently after
the spokesmen were overruled by their party.”
“Obviously,
these men are outsiders in their own party and it is now obvious that
the opposition knows more about the inner workings of their party than
they do.”
“In an apparently-choreographed
show, some 15 portfolio political parties called a press conference to
also announce that they will oppose the use of the Card Reader, vowing
to boycott the elections and use a legal process to prevent the use of
the machine.”
The APC added that the recent antics of the PDP show that the ruling party is living in fear of being defeated at the elections.
