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The All Progressives Congress has said the comment by Chief Edwin Clark, that if the opposition has its way, it can poison or kill President Goodluck Jonathan just to take power, is absurd, incendiary and unbecoming of an elder statesman of the Chiefs stature.

In a statement in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Clarks comment, which was widely reported by newspapers, was the latest in a string of statements by Jonathans supporters that were overheating the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.

The party added that such volatile statements were even threatening the peace and unity of the country.

APC said, We have waited for several days to give Chief Clark the opportunity to deny making such a fallacious statement, but he has not done so, which means he was not misquoted and that he indeed meant what he said.

It is time for the President himself to caution his supporters for the sake of the peace and unity of our dear nation. They have been threatening fire and brimstone if the President is not re-elected in 2015, as if elections are won by threats. One has even gone as far as saying there would blood on the streets if the President is not re-elected.

APC said in making his dangerous comment, Clark probably mistook the party for the PDP, which has been described as the nest of killers.

Our party has never and will never contemplate killing or poisoning President Jonathan just to take power, as Chief Clark carelessly said. We are neither a violent nor an anarchic party. We do not seek power by any means other than through the ballot box. Therefore we reject, totally, the statement by Chief Clark.

We remind Chief Clark that since President Jonathan was voted into office by Nigerians, they also reserve the right to vote him out of office. This is the way it is done in every true democracy, and heavens will not fall if President Jonathan is not re-elected in 2015. His supporters should put their emotions in check and stop making comments that are downright treasonable.

It said it was a mark of the gross partisanship of the security agencies that they had turned a blind eye to all the incendiary comments being made by the Presidents men.

The statement added, The security agencies, especially the police and the DSS, have busied themselves with harassing and intimidating the opposition. They have engaged in torturing innocent Nigerians for political reasons, while pretending not to know that President Jonathans supporters, in particular Mujaheed Asari Dokubo and Chief Clark, have been threatening the very existence of Nigeria through their capricious statements.

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The National Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress has assured delegates to the thirdnational convention of the party, holding in Lagos between December 10 and 11 of adequate security during the period of the convention.

The Committee said in a statement in Lagos on Monday that it was collaborating with the Lagos State Government ( the host government) and all relevant security agencies to put in place adequate arrangements aimed at ensuring security of delegates and reducing the burden of traffic congestion throughout the period of the convention.

According to the committee, the relevant authorities in the state have mapped out strategies to ease traffic congestion around the venue of the convention, while adequate arrangements have also been made for the transportation of delegates from their hotels to the designated accreditation centres and the venue of the convention at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.

It added, The arrangements include but not limited to diversion of traffic in some routes and restriction of vehicular movements in some areas.

Delegates are therefore urged to cooperate with the security and traffic management officials the during the period of the convention, while members of the public, who might be inconvenienced as a result of the diversion are enjoined to see it as part of the needed sacrifice for the advancement of our democracy.

The committee promises to make the convention, which features the election of the APC presidential flag-bearer, a reference point in the history of successful conventions in the country.

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The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress should know that all eyes are on them to back up their preachment for change with credible recruitment of a presidential hopeful which should be done with integrity and purposeful selection for the people whose appetite has been salivated.

This is because the party has raised the hopes and aspirations of the people to high heavens; and therefore should not frustrate the rising expectations of Nigerians for the desired change in their choice of presidential candidate for the 2015 elections. This is because Nigerians do not need a-feeding-bottle-president this time around; or forcing an unwilling horse to the stream! It is glaring that the polity is sliding into the precipice and thus needs sagacious leadership to galvanise the disillusioned supporters.

Dele Ogundele-Lagos,

45, Akapo, street,

Omole,

Lagos State

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THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised to build on the legacies of the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola.

Ambode, who recently defeated 12 other governorship aspirants of the party at the primaries, said the state would witness increased economic growth, if he won the 2015 elections.

He made the remarks at a thanksgiving service in his honour at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos, a statement said on Sunday.

He said, We have a legacy to build upon, and it is our collective responsibility to build on the progress that Lagos has witnessed in the last 15 years.

I wish to restate my promise, that I commit to the continuation of excellence and the uplift of the lives of all Lagosians.

My mission and vision, is to create a clean, secure and prosperous Lagos State that is driven by a vibrant economy and supported by quality service, equity and justice; a Lagos where no one is left behind and where no one is discriminated against on account of age, religion, creed or origin.

In building on the legacies of the last 15 years, it is important to expand the frontiers of doing business in this state that has the potential to be one of the top five economies in Africa. Lagos deserves nothing less and this will continue to be part of my message to every Lagosian as we begin to solicit their votes towards the February 2015 governorship election.

He added that his over 27 years experience in public service would be an asset to the state if he became the governor in 2015.

Ambode is a graduate of the University of Lagos and a Fulbright scholar and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

For 13 years, he was in service as a treasurer/accountant, across various local government areas in the state. He was later made the Auditor General of local government areas in Lagos, before becoming the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Accountant General of the state.

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