The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is not pleased with President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement by 71 retired Generals, even as they know the current insecurity experienced in the country since the President took oover power in 2015.
The party said no general that earned his rank would endorse the APC man’s plea for four more years.
PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said it was sad that the said Generals are quiet while officers and men of military agencies are dying at the hands of terrorists and gangsters in some parts of Nigeria.
His words, We consider this endorsement as names dropping, just to create an aura that does not exist around President Buhari. Young officers are being killed and no General has spoken on how to curb the insurgency and banditry. Is it now that Nigerians are tired of the governance style of President Buhari that Generals will be endorsing him? When bandits are taking over Zamfara and even Katsina the home state of Buhari? The PDP does not believe any General worth his salt will do that.”
On allegations put forward by Lai Mohammed that the PDP was working with hostile international security forces to destabilize the current administration, Mr Kola urged Nigerians not to take him seriously, because everytime he opens his mouth, he reveals the plot of APC.
His words, “Each time Lai Mohammed speaks, he comes out to make allegations that in a way reveals the plan they are making.
“Not long ago, he accused the opposition of plot to bring people from Niger Republic to disrupt elections but at the end, who brought people from Niger Republic? It was President Buhari. If he claimed that the opposition is planning to scuttle the polls; like President Buhari, we are not aware.”
“The PDP alerts Nigerians that INEC has been taking directives from the Presidency and the APC on how to manipulate our electoral process at various levels.
“To this end, INEC has collected a list of people that will serve as electoral officials, including ad-hoc staff and returning officers at the polling units, from APC state governors and candidates, across the federation, on the directives of the Buhari Presidency.
“The PDP is already privy to how the lists were populated with APC members and agents of the APC candidates, after clearance by the APC leaders in various states.
“The PDP vehemently rejects this wicked plot by the Presidency, which is tailored to ensure institutional manipulation of the electoral process, including accreditation, voting and collation of results at the polling units, which is the base of the elections.
“The PDP holds that by following the directive of the APC in such dubious rigging scheme, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, has violated section 29 (1) of the Electoral Act (as amended) and shows that he is in clear deficit of the required political will to conduct a credible, free and fair election.
“This is especially in the light of the boasting by agents of the Presidency and the APC to give the INEC Chairman what they describe as the “Onnoghen treatment”, and frame him, if he fails to comply with their rigging plans.”
