The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Friday, said its attention has been drawn to a
statement issued today by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against it and
President Goodluck Jonathan with regard to Saturday’s governorship and house of
assembly elections in Lagos State.
A statement by
its spokesman, Olisa Metuh, on Friday condemned the “unwarranted and
unnecessary tension being created by the APC in Lagos state a day before the
elections.”
Continuing he
said, “The APC must desist from its propaganda, lies and false alarms
especially bearing in mind that it did not win the presidential election on
account of such. Nigerians are no longer in the mood for such politics as they
have since moved ahead in celebration of the deepening of our democracy by the PDP-led
administration.
“The PDP
successfully nurtured democracy in the last sixteen years with attendant
benefits to the people. Unfortunately, concerns are already heightening that
the APC may not sustain this legacy given its disreputable disposition to national
issues and ceaseless resort to propaganda and deceit.
“We are aware
that the APC leader and President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has gone to
about 12 states meeting and campaigning for his party’s candidates and wonder
why the APC should fret about President Goodluck Jonathan’s meeting with our
candidates in Lagos.
“President
Jonathan has with the 2015 general elections proven beyond all doubts that he
is a true democrat committed to free, fair and credible elections, a fact for
which he has continued to receive accolades from well-meaning Nigerians and the
international community.
“Finally, we call
on Lagosians to disregard this latest false alert and come out enmasse on
Saturday to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right. In the same vein,
we charge INEC and security forces to ensure that the elections are free, fair
and credible not only in Lagos but also in other states of the federation”.
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