The party said: “Issues, issues and issues. These are what Nigerians are interested in, not continuous muck-raking about opposition leaders like General Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. For example, Nigerians want to know why the country can still not feed itself after 14 years of endless promises by the PDP; Nigerians want to know why they cannot be protected by their government when the security of lives and property is the rason d’etre of any government
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In a position statement co-signed by the state Acting Chairman of the party, Olorogun Tobore Isaac Ajueshi, and his Secretary, Engineer Azuka Ofili, in Asaba shortly after an enlarged meeting of the state management team, the APC said it has prepared to liberate the oil rich state from the shackles of corruption being celebrated by successive PDP governors in the state
The statement by Mohammed said: “For those who may have been misled by the media reports, we want to state our stand clearly
In a democracy, there must be ample freedom to choose, reject, discuss and debate. This is what the PDP continues to miss. In line with this principle, the PDP and its powerful ethnic Ijaw high-command have every right to present the incumbent in 2015 and Nigerians of other persuasions have a right to reject him
Since INEC has warned about campaign before the scheduled time, Ribadu’s supporters, under the aegis of Concerned Youths, only wished Muslim faithful ‘Barka Da Sallah’ for the successful completion of 2013 Ramadan
The flag of the new party was launched and hoisted amidst pomp and
pageantry with the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, calling on Nigerians
to embrace the APC, which he said was put together to rescue Nigerians from bad governance, brigandage and systemic failure the ruling Peoples Democratic Party represents
Shettima said the party would create jobs in the agricultural, industrial and other sectors of the economy, to address the root causes of poverty at the grassroots level
The party said: “In the true character of this presidency, its
increasingly irreverent and undignified spokesman failed to respond to
the issues raised by Chief Akande, and instead chose to haul abuses
at a man who is old enough to be his father. Such irresponsible act
does no credit to the spokesman or the president he is serving, and
Nigerians will definitely not forget such crudity in a hurry
Party leaders such as Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso, Dr. Omololu
Olunloyo, Senator Ayo Adeseun, Chief Akin Oke, secretaries and
executive members of the Congress for Progressive Change, the All
Nigeria Peoples Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria were in
attendance
He said: “I welcome the registration of APC and any other political party.
“The beauty of democracy is the opportunity given to all and sundry to
partake in the democratic process and as for the PDP, we won’t want
only one party in Nigeria
Olawepo, who made the call on Friday while speaking with the News
Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin, the state capital, said the call became
necessary to enable the new party to take part in the poll
It added that the call on President Jonathan had betrayed the APC “as
a clueless party in dire need of leadership and ideology who seeks to
tap from the PDP
It also extended its best wishes for a speedy recovery to all those who were injured in the accident
Ugo-Chima said that Onu was chosen because of his role in the merger process that saw the former Action Congress of Nigeria, ANPP and Congress for Progressive Change forming the new party
“Resorting to primordial sentiments anytime election is approaching is Gov. Obi’s modus operandi. He did it just before the 2009 election, when he labelled the ACN under which Dr. Chris Ngige contested as a Yoruba party, and he is going down the same path now
The PDP said with the registration of the APC, Nigerians now expect the leaders of the opposition party to eschew all forms of bitterness and desperation and desist from politics of propaganda, which characterized their former parties
Onabis stated that the registration of APC was an indication that INEC can still be trusted with conducting the next election if it does away with external influences
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party however thanked Nigerians for rejecting the attempt, going by their reactions on the social media where the latest campaign is being waged by those who are hell bent on perpetuating mediocre leadership in Nigeria
Fashakin promised that APC would increase the number of its national
officers earlier submitted to INEC, to facilitate the registration of
the association
“Unless the PDP is able to re-invent itself and truly serve the interest of the larger segment of the society, it is my contention that the party will lose the next gubernatorial election