POLITICS

APC National Convention, a Charade, Mockery of Democracy: PDP

the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have discribed the National Convention of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as mockery of democracy and assult on Nigerians.

In a press released by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan

"Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) berates the national dysfunctional All Progressive Congress (APC) as a charade, a mockery of democracy and assult on the sensibility of Nigerians."

"The open intimidation and physical assult on aspirants and delegates to the convention further confirm the desperation by president Muhammadu Buhari's camp to seize the APC's presidential ticket for which they have resorted to imposing pliable officials who had been handed the directives to muzzle other presidential aspirants in the APC ahead of the party's presidential primary."

"Delegates and other members of the APC were horrified when aspirants to various party offices were being threatened, harassed and in some cases, paid and handed written orders to mount the stage and announce their withdrawal for aspirants listed by the president Buhari under heavy security presence."

"Nigerians are invited to note that some of the officials preferred, particularly, the National Chairman, are individuals over burdened by heavy corruption allegations and whose expected investigation and prosecution have been traded for a presidential ticket for President Buhari."

"The world observed with shock how aspirants who dared to raised questions were manhandled by thugs and intimidated by security operatives."

"It is instructive to state that the APC convention directly reflects the confusion intimidations, violations, and decent to fascism, that have characterized governance in our nation in the last three years."

"President Buhari's handlers are aware that due to his power performance, clinching his party's presidential ticket under a free fair and credible primary is imposible, hence this resort to intimidation, coercion and escalation of official hooliganism in the APC."

"While we urge Nigerians and the International Community to marke the desperation in Mr. President's camp for which they are bent at destroying our democracy, it is clear that with this, personality and outlook of the incoming national executive of the APC, the party has been finally sunk by president Buhari and his power hungry cabals." Ologbondiyan said.

By: Ebere Onwuegbuchulam