Barely 72 hours into the Saturday’s 25th February, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have alleged that the ruling All Progressive Congress APC are planning to rig elections in Plateau state.
The party also accused National Assembly deputy speaker, Rt. Hon.Ahmed Idris Maje for importing vigilantes from neighboring States to actualized APC rigging process on the election day.
Plateau state PDP publicity secretary, John Akans raised the allegation Wednesday, while addressing newsmen at the party Secretariat Jos, the state capital.
Akans opines that, the attention of the party has again been drawn to another diatribe antics of the rejected, sinking and shameless APC in the state of an attempt to deceive the general public about the state of affairs of our party.
“We are aware of the mischievous antics by the outgoing ruling party whose leadership is desperately out on a mission to create and paint an imaginary picture before the good people of Plateau in order to score a cheap political goal. But we are glad that their plan is dead on arrival.”
The state public secretary of PDP further revealed that, “we are reliably informed that the Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Hon.Ahmed Idris Maje is recruiting and importing vigilantes to Wase LGA from neighbouring state with the intention to harass and intimidate voters during the election. We therefore call on the Commissioner of police to put the Deputy speaker under watch as his plans is to creat unrest before and during the election.
” we call on the electorates to remain calm in their determination to vote APC out for the betterment of their future. Noting that PDP is ready to protect and defend their votes.”
In its swift reaction, the All Progressive Congress boosted that I their victory is certain and unstoppable come 25th February and 11th March, 2023 elections.
A press release signed and issued to journalists in Jos Wednesday by the Plateau state publicity secretary of APC, Hon. Sylvanus Namang said, “The PDP in the state, fully aware that it cannot make any headway in the elections, has decided to engage in blaming in advance the APC which is unstoppable in its march to Aso Villa on 25th February and Little Rayfield on 11th March respectively.
“Known for its shameless and unprovoked attacks on Governor Simon Lalong at every given opportunity, the party has decided to turn the empty barrel to the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Ahmed Idris Wase whom it alleges is planning to recruit and import vigilantes from an unnamed neighbouring state to harass and intimidate voters in Wase during this week’s election and calls on the police Commissioner to place him on its watch list.
“This is simply preposterous and laughable as the humble, peaceable and well respected Deputy Speaker does not need to embark on what the PDP is alleging because his election is not under any threat as there is no trace of any opposition in his Wase Federal Constituency.
“The APC hereby calls on the PDP in the state to be prepared for a resounding defeat in the Saturday and subsequent elections rather than its misplaced blame game.
We call on the electorate to exercise their franchise by voting wisely and not to bring back dishonest, desperate and rejected politicians who did not use our boom period for the good of the citizenry”, Namang stated.
