Nigeria, Sept. 26, 2016 – The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has said that it has no plan to rig the fort coming Edo State Governorship election contrary to the statement credited to the Deputy Director General, Obaseki Campaign Organization, John Osakue.
“This statement is false, misleading and totally in keeping with the All Progressives Congress (APC) principle of propaganda over no substance”, the PDP said in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.
The PDP said it is common knowledge that the ruling APC controls the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as all the security agencies and has shown a willingness to use the apparatus of state to manipulate the electoral process.
“The record of poor and inconclusive elections since the inception of the current administration is an example of how far APC is willing to go to subvert the will of the people. It is also on record that we have since raised the alarm over the plans of the APC to manipulate the electoral process in Edo State by Collaborating with INEC staff to gain access to INEC remote servers to disrupt and manipulate the e-collation process; by ensuring card reader failure in PDP strongholds in the State, by using the national security apparatus to rig the Election and intimidate voters”, the PDP said.
The PDP said the Federal Government has also changed the Commissioner of Police in Edo State for an unprecedented 3rd time in 3 weeks.
“John Osakue’s comments is therefore a smokescreen designed to deceive Nigerians and were made to distract people from plans perfected by APC to rig the Election. The objective is to falsely curry sympathy from the Nigerian public while orchestrating and perpetrating their nefarious activities”, the party said and called on the Obaseki Campaign Organization as well as the APC to stop peddling the falsehood for which they have become renowned, noting that the people of Edo State have made up their minds to reject them on Wednesday September 28, 2016.
“We urge our teeming members, supporters and the good people of Edo State to shun the propaganda of the APC and come out en masse to vote for our Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on September 28, 2016”, the party said.
