As the 2023 general election draws nearer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of stoking a political crisis to stall the poll.
PDP alleged that APC is plotting to subvert the electoral process as part of its ploy to allegedly extend its stay in power beyond May 29, 2023.
The opposition party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Sunday.
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PDP claimed that desperate APC leaders are behind the delay by President Muhammadu Buhari in signing the amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 to frustrate the smooth conduct of primaries by political parties’ primaries.
The statement reads: “It is not surprising to the PDP that Mr President was again “absent” having travelled to the United Arab Emirate and abandoned his constitutional duty of signing the crucial amendment to the Electoral Act.
“This attitude of Mr President to an issue that is critical to our electoral system is consistent with APC’s plot to cause confusion in the polity, orchestrate an unconducive environment for elections, stall the 2023 general elections and achieve a rumoured third term agenda.
“The regularity of the electoral process as well as the confidence of the people in the certainty of timelines and outcomes of elections are the hallmarks of democracy, which the APC has been dislocating apparently with the view to undermining the electoral process.”
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The statement further said it is clear that the APC government has allegedly been compromising the security system, opening the country up to attacks and permitting shared sovereignty with terrorists over large portions of the territory.
“This probably explains why President Buhari has failed to confront terrorists, contrary to his promise to lead the fight against terrorism from the front and why he remains absent and weak as terrorists pillage our citizens in various parts of the country,”.
