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In a statement released in Abuja, the PDPPCO said: “For the APCPCO to resort to attacking a verifiable achievement that is on the ground and being enjoyed by millions of Nigerians is not only laughable, but also a clear indication that President Jonathan has completely overwhelmed the APC with the sheer quantum and quality of his achievements in rail and other sectors of the economy

The PDP alleged that the text message being circulated by a nebulous group under the name: Save Democracy Youth Movement, calling on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Alison-Madueke, and the Minister of FINANCE, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to tender their resignations before February 11 was being sponsored by APC to heat up the polity

We are sure that many Nigerians and other readers of the usually urbane, thoughtful and well-reasoned editorial opinions of the Economist will be shocked that the magazine has taken the very ill-considered decision to throw its weight behind a candidate who, as a former military dictator, curtailed freedom of speech, ordered the kidnapping of opponents and jailing of journalists, and is accused of incitement to violence and grave human rights violations in Nigeria’s current democratic dispensation