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Your Convention a Charade, Mockery of Democracy - PDP Mocks APC | CNR

Scene of the APC National Convention in Abuja today

Nigeria's main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mocked the national convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as a charade and mockery of democracy.

The Party said the open intimidation and physical assault on aspirants and delegates to the convention further confirm the desperation by President Muhammadu Buhari’s camp to seize the APC's presidential ticket.

The PDP which reacted to APC National Convention held Saturday in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday said the APC have resorted to imposing pliable officials who had been handed the directives to muzzle other presidential aspirants in the APC ahead of the party’s Presidential primary. 

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"Delegates and other members of the APC were horrified when aspirants to various party offices were being threatened, harassed and in some cases, paid and handed written orders to mount the stage and announce their withdrawal for aspirants listed by President Buhari, under heavy security presence.

"Nigerians are invited to note that some of the officials preferred, particularly, the National Chairman, are individuals overburdened by heavy corruption allegations, and whose expected investigation and prosecution have been traded for a Presidential ticket for President Buhari", the PDP said shortly after the convention.

It noted that the world observed with shock how aspirants and delegates who dared to raise questions were manhandled by thugs and intimidated by security operatives.

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"It is instructive to state that the APC convention directly reflects the confusion, intimidations, violations and descent to fascism, that have characterized governance in our nation in the last three years.

"President Buhari’s handlers are aware that due to his poor performance, clinching his party’s presidential ticket under a free, fair and credible primary is impossible, hence this resort to intimidation, coercion and escalation of official hooliganism in the APC, the statement read.

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