- APC has reacted to PDP's allegation that there were plans to rig 2019 presidential election
- The party's spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu, however, told PDP to concentrate on its campaign rather than look for excuses ahead of the elections
- He said that the former ruling party must explain to Nigerians why they so badly mismanaged this country at a period of surplus
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the allegation by the Nigeria's main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that there were plans to rig 2019 presidential election.
The Nation reports that in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the party said it was amazing that rather than campaign on issues, the PDP was more interested whether the APC had started its campaign or not, adding that President Buhari started his campaign three and half years ago.
Legit.ng gathered that Issa-Onilu said the main opposition party appears at a loss as to how to face Nigerians, saying that they would have to explain why they so badly mismanaged this country at a period of surplus.
He said: “It is very amazing that two months into the election, PDP is still not presenting any alternative governance agenda before the people of this country.
"Sadly, the main opposition party appears at a loss as to how to face Nigerians, knowing they would have to explain why they so badly mismanaged this country at a period of surplus.
“Rather than focus on its own campaign, the only apparent concern of PDP is whether APC has flagged off its campaigns or not. Of course, APC will soon begin strategic engagements with the people of this country.
“Unlike PDP, our party as the governing party began our campaign immediately President Muhamnadu Buhari resumed office. We have spent the last three and half years carrying out massive infrastructural projects in all the 36 states of the country.
“We have invested heavily in social intervention programmes targeted at the ordinary Nigerians, at a scale never seen before in this country.
"The onslaught against corruption, the lasting solutions being put in place to provide security across our country, the transformation in the agricultural and the solid minerals sectors are the real campaigns that the APC government has embarked on since June 2015.
“We understand that PDP cannot campaign on issues as they have none to present. PDP’s recent attempts to speak to issues have ended in disgrace as it became obvious they base their projections and analyses on fallacious data.
"In effect, PDP is left with no other option than to resort to sophistry. They obviously need another trip to Dubai. Perhaps, they may try China this time, hoping they would at least get their figures right.”
Also reacting, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said the allegations of the PDP that the APC and the president were not interested in a free and fair election was laughable, adding that PDP was afraid of being defeated.
The group's chairman, Niyi Akinsaju, said in an interview that it was curious that the PDP were making such “baseless” allegations, pointing out that there was nothing in the nation’s laws suggesting that there must be a new electoral act for every elections.
He asked the PDP to concentrate on its campaign rather than making allegations it has no evidence to substantiate.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that President Muhammadu Buhari failed to constitute his campaign council or develop a clear-cut campaign blueprint, 61 days to the February presidential election, because he is not preparing to stand elections.
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