PDP lays fresh ambush against election

There are indications that the
national leadership of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party might
have perfected a fresh strategy
aimed at stalling the March 28
presidential election.
Investigations by our
correspondent in Abuja on
Thursday and Friday showed that
the ruling party was actually the
brain behind those who registered
Young Democratic Party and that it
may use this new party to achieve
its objective.
The new party had on Thursday
asked the Independent National
Electoral Commission to postpone
the forthcoming general elections.
The party said this a day after the
Federal High Court in Abuja ordered
the commission to register YDP as a
political party.
At a press briefing in Abuja, the
party called on INEC to re-schedule
the general elections if it could not
accommodate it on its ballot paper.
It said that contrary to insinuations,
the court did not order INEC to only
register the party, but added that
the commission was ordered to
issue certificate and include YDP in
the 2015 elections.
National Publicity Secretary of YDP,
Mr. Ugo Nwofor, said there were
only two options available to INEC,
saying the commission could either
reprint its ballot papers and include
the party with a view to
accommodate the party’s
candidates or shift the elections.
Nwafor said, “If INEC does not have
the appropriation for logistics for
reprinting of its ballot papers then
INEC ought to within the
constitutional provision further re-
schedule the general election so as
to accommodate our party.
“In either of the two options, our
party is ready, it has been a long
journey for YDP; we wish INEC
would explore the first option.”
Shortly after the press briefing, one
of the brains behind the YDP was
seen at the national headquarters
of the PDP in Abuja on Thursday
evening, where he said he had
come to confer with some of its
officers.
In a confidential discussion with
our correspondent, he said he had
come to brief the party on the
success of their legal work which
made the court to order that the
new party be registered.
When our correspondent called
him on the telephone on Friday
whether they were planning a
fresh legal option to compel INEC to
comply with the court order, he
answered in the affirmative.
According to him, “Recall that I was
at the national headquarters of the
ruling party in Abuja on Thursday
where I met our partners. We are
working together to move the
nation forward and deepen our
renascent democracy.
“We have already fixed the dates
for our convention and we would
pick our presidential and other
candidates for the elections. We
expect INEC to give us a chance as
stated in the court order.”
However, it was learnt that one of
the strategies of the ruling party in
connection with the YDP is to head
for the court and ask that the
presidential election be set aside,
by pleading that the party was
excluded.
“This is what we would do if
President Jonathan loses the
elections,” a source at the national
headquarters of the party added.
But if the president wins, it was
gathered that the party would not
show any interest in pursuing any
case in the court.
Nwofor, however, said that the
party was interested in contesting
the election, adding that this was in
compliance with Sections 85 and 87
of the electoral Act.
“Because of this, the party has fixed
its governorship/House of Assembly
and Presidential and National
Assembly primaries for March 26
and 27 respectively,” he added.
It was gathered that the party
cleverly picked the dates in order
to make sure that the election
slated for March 28 does not hold or
to make it have a legal proof for
exclusion.
The party was believed to have
known that submission of
candidates list for elections expired
60 days to the election.
An INEC official said that the
“commission and Nigerians are
aware of the provision of the law
on this.”
Nwafor, however, said that his party
had commenced the sales of
nomination forms due to the court
judgement. He said, “We have
approved sales of nomination
forms as follows; Presidential
(N15m), governorship (N3m),
Senate (N1m), House of
Representatives (N500,000) and
House of Assembly (200,000).”
He described the Wednesday’s
judgement as victory for
democracy, rule of law and triumph
over impunity.
It was however gathered that the
national leadership of the new
party was waiting for the
commission to reach out to it
tomorrow on the judgement.
One of their elders, who spoke with
our correspondent, said that “we
expect the commission to reach out
to us and ask us to send the names
of our presidential and other
candidates.
“In the alternative, the commission
can also reach out to us, discuss
with us and we may say that we are
not fielding candidates for the
Presidential and National Assembly
elections, which come up first.
“The result of the discussion will
determine what we would do for
the governorship and state Houses
of Assembly elections, which holds
April 11.”
Efforts made to speak with the
National Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh on the issue
failed. He neither picked nor
responded to a text message sent
to him.

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eddyvic wrote:

stainlez wrote:

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