Opposition Political parties have accused the ruling All Progressive
to cause crisis during the general elections and give room for an interim
Government.
The opposition Party, through Coalition of United Progressive Parties,
CUPP, in a statement signed by Ikenga Ugochinyere, also alleged that the
caucus meeting perfected plans to have the Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, sacked before
the elections.
CUPP Statement reads:
The CUPP has reacted to the hastily convened meeting of the outgoing All
Progressives Congress and describes the meeting as a meeting called to
formalize the planned bloody commotion on Saturday, to give room for
writing of fake results, sack of the INEC Chairman and fine tune processes
for the emergence of an interim government. We have severally raised the
alarm that President Buhari was working towards establishing an interim
government. Events in the last few days have again vindicated us and for
the first time in Nigeria’s history a siting government deliberately
scuttled the holding of elections by sabotaging the processes.
The move to sack the INEC Chairman for standing by the people and not
succumbing to Presidency pressure to conduct staggered Presidential
elections is what has irked the APC the most. The ranting of the APC
Chairman in calling for the head of the INEC leadership speaks volumes
when it is obvious and as irrefutable facts have shown that the government
was responsible for the sabotage which INEC suffered and which eventually
led to the postponement of the elections. Mr. Oshiomhole cannot follow the
witches to kill the baby at night and then follow humans to mourn the same
baby in the morning. The hand of the the Presidency and the APC are
written all over the sabotage suffered by INEC and Nigerians must not fail
to hold them responsible.
The fear of imminent defeat staring them in the face is the only reason
for such a panicky meeting and that reason is not lost on Nigerians. They
have gathered to develop as they usually do, evil plans to undermine the
people and distort their will. They have just succeeded in heating up the
polity and we urge Nigerians to remain calm, not be distracted and not to
be taken in by the grandstanding and usual boastful antics of Mr.
Oshiomhole for behind all that façade are inherent evil, mischief and
unbridled avarice.
Mr. Oshiomhole’s attack on the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa
Ibom State Mr. Mike Igini was simply because the REC refused to make
result sheets of two of the three Senatorial seats and also the
Presidential election result seats available to Sen. Godswill Akpabio. How
could Mr. Oshiomhole complain that people are staying long in their
offices when he is the National Chairman of the Party in government which
never redeployed any officer throughout its lifespan, brought in new blood
to rejig failing appointees and refused to sack service chiefs years after
they were all due for retirement. A typical dirty kettle used by the
firewood stand calling the pot used on a gas cooker black.
Nigerians must note that the live coverage of the so called caucus meeting
was meant to achieve a dual purpose. First to give impetus to all APC
thugs that since the President endorsed all the shenanigans of the ruling
Party, that they should go on rampage and also to give instructions to
security forces publicly to execute any citizen who tries to stop the
rigging machine jointly being executed by the military. The President was
unambiguous in his call that citizens should be shot dead extra judicially
if they ever tried to stop the security forces from rigging the elections.
That is the most callous public statement ever by a Nigerian President. It
must be condemned by all well-meaning citizens and the international
community. President Buhari must be held personally responsible for the
loss of any lives due to the instructions he has given to the security
forces.
The so called caucus meeting of the APC is a meeting of desperadoes
gripped by the fear of imminent defeat and it can only be likened to the
last futile kicks of a dying horse which cannot save it. Nigerians have
resolved to send this government packing and make Nigeria work again.
Nigerians have resolved to vote for a better life. Nigerians have resolved
to reclaim their country from the brink of total collapse and restore it
to the path of glory, progress and prosperity.
Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere
1st National Spokesperson