APC welcomes Presidency’s denial of push for elections’ shift

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the statement by the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they are not behind the ongoing campaign for next month’s general elections to be shifted. The APC however remains skeptical of the PDP’s motive saying that “they must now back up their words with action by […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the statement by the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they are not behind the ongoing campaign for next month’s general elections to be shifted.

The APC however remains skeptical of the PDP’s motive saying that “they must now back up their words with action by cutting off the funding for the surreptitious campaign immediately.”

In a statement issued in Ilorin on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said “having seen that the election-shift campaign has been rejected by Nigerians, the Presidency and the PDP have wisely backed away from it, that is if they can be trusted to mean what they say.”

‎It however called on all Nigerians, as well as local and international observers who have started arriving for the elections, to closely monitor developments as the elections approach, because “the Presidency and the PDP have proven time and again that their words are not their bond.”

The APC said ”Election is a process, not a one-day affair. That is why we are delighted that some foreign observers have already arrived for the Feb. 14th and 28th polls. Now they must pay a very close attention to the preparations for the elections, the relentless campaign to shift the polls, including through the use of pseudo analysts and the sponsorship of a rash of court cases seeking to stop the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, at all cost.