By: Oliseama Okwuchukwu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has reacted to the postponement of the 2019 General elections.
In a statement released by his media aide, Ike Agbonyi, Mr. Secondus said the postponement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was part of a calculated agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to cling on to power.
Prince Secondus said that the postponement which is part of a grand design by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to thwart the will of Nigerians at all cost, clearly exposes INEC as a failure and calls on the Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to resign immediately.
The PDP leader warns that the party will not accept anything short of a well organized electoral process devoid of manipulation, harassment and intimidation of voters and the opposition particularly members of the PDP.
“Having failed in all their nefarious options to enable them cling on to power, the APC and the INEC came up with the idea of shifting election an action that is dangerous to our democracy and unacceptable”.
“With several of their rigging options failing, they have to force INEC to agree to a shift in the election or a staggered election with flimsy excuses pre-manufactured for the purpose.
“For the avoidance of doubt the PDP sees this action as wicked and we are also aware of other dubious designs like the deployment of hooded security operatives who would be ruthless on the people ostensibly to scare them away.
“Recall that the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir el-rufai had earlier threatened international election observers of going to their country in body bags and with the fatal violence in the state on the eve of election, it’s clear what the motives are, to frighten the observers from the state so that he can carry out his nefarious acts”
The National Chairman also drew the attention of all lovers of democracy to the statement of President Buhari on the international media that nobody could unseat him from office as an indication of what he intends to do.