PDP warns of Dubious Relationship between APC and Prof Jega
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress of seeking the unaltered stay of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, in office.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said on Saturday that the opposition has shown undue and unexplained interest in Prof. Jega, raising suspicions of a relationship between the main opposition party and the INEC Chairman that is beyond the ordinary.
His statement said, “Undoubtedly, the frenzy, hysteria and spate with which the APC has been inventing stories regarding Prof. Jega’s stay in office even when nothing suggests that such was on the table, raise a lot of issues.
“We ask, is there any underlining issue or arrangement between APC and Prof. Jega which the opposition is hell-bent to protect, informing its anxiety and apprehension towards his stay in office?
“While it is noted that the APC is a party of one week, one lie, we in the PDP look beneath the surfaces to the deeper issues propelling the lies. We therefore challenge the APC to come out clean and tell Nigerians the real reason behind their false alarms and uncontrolled nervousness regarding Prof. Jega ahead of the 2015 general elections.”
The ruling party also warned that it “will not accept anything less than the conduct of credible, free and fair general elections come March 28 and April 11, 2015”.
