APC alleges planned poll shift in Borno, Yobe, others

The All Progressives Congress in Yobe State on Thursday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party were planning for a fresh election shift in the four north eastern states of Adamawa, Borno, Gombe and Yobe.

The party, in a statement by its Yobe State Secretary, Abubakar Bakabe, said, “We are concerned with the phony 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 28 and April 11, 2015, to pave the way for the PDP to rig the elections and augment their poor performances in other states through the use of security forces to be massively deployed in the states”

The statement, which also condemned what it termed “the ill-conceived plan for a serial rape of democracy in Nigeria by a sinking party that foresees ultimate failure in the forthcoming election and is therefore afraid of facing Nigerians at the polls due to its failure in the last 15 years of leadership.”

It added, “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 governorship election last year, through massive deployment of security forces to create an environment for rigging.”

The party advised the PDP to refrain from this “obnoxious, dangerous and undemocratic stance, which is posing great threat to the democracy in Nigeria.”

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It further reminded security agencies on the need to be highly professional, patriotic and to abide by international best practices.

The party also enjoined the Independent National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders not to be distracted by such “devilish, unpatriotic and undemocratic plans aimed at thwarting the smooth transition and successful conduct of the general elections on March 28 and April 11, 2015.