Poll shift: Plot to derail democracy, says APC senators
February 8, 2015 by Sunday Aborisade, Abuja 48 Comments
The All Progressives Congress senators in the National Assembly on Sunday condemned the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the February 14 and 28 elections.
A statement by the groups spokesperson, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, who represents Ekiti Central in the upper chamber, described the postponement as a teleguided plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to derail democracy.
Ojudu said, What we are seeing is a desperate and jittery response to the imminent defeat of the PDP. The postponement has shown the helplessness of INEC in the face of a malicious cabal bent on destroying the fabric of democracy.
The group said the decision had raised a big credibility question on INEC and the forthcoming elections.
He said, This decision is borne out of fear of defeat and malice against the people of Nigeria in the face of the overwhelming support the APC command across the country.
He added that the PDP leadership in collaboration with INEC had put Nigeria in extremely bad light among the comity of nations.
The senator added that the postponement is a diversionary tactics which undermines the aspirations of Nigerians and dims the hope for change in a country that in the past has seen bitter upheavals due to similar partisan posture of the election umpire.
He alleged that the INEC had placed itself above the interest of the people, adding that the action of the electoral body, ran contrary to the decision of the Council of State.
He said, The action of the PDP will have serious negative impact on the economy. It will spur public distrust, dampen peoples morale and deplete the resources of stakeholders in the electoral process.
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Poll shift: Plot to derail democracy, says APC senators