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The All Progressives Congress (APC) , on Monday released a statement saying that the controversial Anambra gubernatorial election was never a contest between the APC and other political parties but it was a struggle between it and the Presidency.
According to the Nation, Lai Mohammed, APC Interim National Publicity Secretary, who addressed the press in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, “For us in the APC, the matter is very clear. Anambra election is not about APC versus PDP or APGA, it is about APC versus the presidency. Otherwise, how do we explain that PDP, whose candidate was not allowed to vote in that election, will rush to the press and say that the election is free and fair?
“How do we justify it? In other words, from the beginning for PDP, it was not about winning. They know they could not win. It was about making sure that APC doesn’t win".
The APC chieftain also threw jabs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said,
“No amount of mobilization or registration you do will help you if the umpire remains INEC. If the treatment you are going to get is the one you got in Anambra. As of today, if the INEC chairman can admit that somebody tried to compromise the register in Idemili North, then, how are we sure any register anywhere is in order.
“If they can compromise election in Idemili North, so they can do also in Ekiti or Ondo. Actually we should be more concerned about INEC than political parties. Political parties are like football teams, they want to win matches but it is for the referee to ensure that every team follows and obeys the rules.
“And this is why I think Nigeria has a problem because INEC as we have today, we do not believe it has the integrity to conduct any further(future) election in Nigeria".
“We were concerned that every Nigerian, who is eligible to vote, must cast his vote because Anambra election is a dry-run to Ekiti, Osun and 2015. So if we don’t get it right now, it portends trouble for Nigeria.”
According to the Nation, Lai Mohammed, APC Interim National Publicity Secretary, who addressed the press in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, “For us in the APC, the matter is very clear. Anambra election is not about APC versus PDP or APGA, it is about APC versus the presidency. Otherwise, how do we explain that PDP, whose candidate was not allowed to vote in that election, will rush to the press and say that the election is free and fair?
“How do we justify it? In other words, from the beginning for PDP, it was not about winning. They know they could not win. It was about making sure that APC doesn’t win".
The APC chieftain also threw jabs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said,
“No amount of mobilization or registration you do will help you if the umpire remains INEC. If the treatment you are going to get is the one you got in Anambra. As of today, if the INEC chairman can admit that somebody tried to compromise the register in Idemili North, then, how are we sure any register anywhere is in order.
“If they can compromise election in Idemili North, so they can do also in Ekiti or Ondo. Actually we should be more concerned about INEC than political parties. Political parties are like football teams, they want to win matches but it is for the referee to ensure that every team follows and obeys the rules.
“And this is why I think Nigeria has a problem because INEC as we have today, we do not believe it has the integrity to conduct any further(future) election in Nigeria".
“We were concerned that every Nigerian, who is eligible to vote, must cast his vote because Anambra election is a dry-run to Ekiti, Osun and 2015. So if we don’t get it right now, it portends trouble for Nigeria.”
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