Rivers Elections: PDP Intimidating Supreme Court Justices On Exclusion Of APC Candidates

BY AMO DUNIA, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday said that it is well aware of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) intent to hoodwink and deceive the public; and most importantly, intimidate and blackmail eminent Supreme Court Justices into doing their bidding in respect of the matter of the purported exclusion of its Rivers State candidates from the last elections, before the apex court.

The APC which was reacting to a statement by the PDP in which it accused two serving cabinet members, namely the minister of Transport, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) of plotting to use the Supreme Court to create a constitutional crisis in Rivers state, said that the opposition PDP is engaged in fictional and concocted allegations against it and its leaders,

The statement which was signed by its national Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said that for the purpose of clarity, the Supreme Court has not made any pronouncement on the purported exclusion of APC candidates from the just concluded Governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly elections in Rivers State.

Issa-Onilu said; “Hence, the cheap attempt by the PDP to ambush the Supreme Court with their cock and bull conspiracies should be seen for what it is, hogwash!

“We urge Nigerians to completely ignore the evil machinations of the PDP as contained in their ludicrous and false statement on the matter of the purported exclusion of Rivers APC candidates in the last elections before the Supreme Court.

“The PDP as a party has refused to come to terms with the fact that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration is a stickler to the rule of law. 

“As always, we shall allow the law take its course in respect of the purported exclusion of our candidates in the elections in Rivers State and we advise the PDP to do same, rather than overheat the polity with their illogical and false claims.”