Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress
(APC) of working with external forces to undermine the country’s democracy.
The PDP in a statement by its spokesman Chief Oliseh Metuh said “We have
observed the ill-conceived and wicked offensive deployed by the APC wherein it has now
resorted to attacking the personality of individuals and institutions of
government using a section of the media.
“In the last few days, the media have been awash with paid write-ups and
advertorials by the APC using resources meant for the development of their
states to castigate, discredit and ridicule PDP officials and other well meaning
individuals in the country.
“It is rather despicable that instead of coming out with tangible explanations that
would delink it from the negatives for which Nigerians have rejected it,
the APC, now haunted by its ugly shadow, has resorted to yet another diversionary
tactics of propaganda, blackmail and falsehood, this time, using paid consultants
masquerading as newspaper columnists to attack and insult individuals including the
person of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“We however wish to restate that the PDP is not perturbed by these attacks
and they cannot deter us from exposing the APC. We completely stand by our position
that the APC is a party of unpatriotic persons whose agenda is to destroy our
democracy and the unity we enjoy as a nation.
“This wave of attack is clearly part of APC’s “Janjaweed” ideology of
destruction and inciting the people against individuals, especially government
officials, in furtherance of the plot to undermine the system and balkanize the nation
along ethnic and religious lines ahead of the 2015 general elections; an agenda
which has already failed.
“We are aware that the APC has engaged the services of foreigners who have
since been imported into the country to do the hatchet job in collaboration with
the paid consultants who pocket as much as N5 million naira for each negative
publication.
“We are however aware of failed efforts by the APC to compromise credible
Nigerian columnists and bloggers, who for the love of our dear country and fear of God
refused to be made agents of destabilization.
“Nigerians must insist that the APC declares the source of the billions of
naira with which it is sponsoring the negative publications. We must ensure that
the funds are not coming from the resources meant for the development of their
states where the people are already subjected to untold hardship on account of the
looting and heavy taxes by the APC.
“As an ill-bred party, it is not surprising that the APC has continued to
exhibit crass hatred for the President even to the extent of unleashing their
thugs to attack innocent citizens for the singular reason of being in possession
of posters of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Nigerians are now aware that the APC is a party of hypocrites; of wolves in
messianic robes seeking to deceive with the promise of change. We wish to
state categorically that the APC as presently constituted has nothing to offer.
It is not an alternative to the PDP neither is it an option to Nigerians. Its
orchestrated mantra of change remains cosmetic, hypocritical and hollow, unless we now
speak of change from democracy to dictatorship.
“By every indication, the APC is a rudderless ship heading for crisis and
self destruction. We want Nigerians to note that whilst the leaders of the APC
have continued to focus on attacking people and causing confusion, the PDP has
focused on sensitizing the people as well as strengthening and expanding its support
base.
“Whilst the APC leaders have relegated their duty of organizing their
party ahead of elections and remain fixated on mischief, PDP leaders are working hard to
organize our members in all the states, local government and wards of the country
for a successful outing in 2015.
“Nigerians must note that as we match towards the general elections, the
APC has no single democratic structure on the ground. It still lacks genuine
followership and has no defined presence at the grassroot. On the other hand, the PDP
remains the party with the largest number of members and supporters and shall continue
to be committed to the national interest for the good of all.
“We wish to remind the APC that he who fails to work, works to fail. This
is the ultimate fate that awaits them in 2015 and they should have nobody but
themselves to blame. Of course, as bad losers, the only plan the APC has perfected is to
incite the people and unleash mayhem in furtherance of its greater plot to
truncate our democracy by reenacting the ugly experience of December 1983. This agenda
has also ailed as Nigerians are no longer in the dark regarding who the true
enemies of our dear country are.”