PDP raises the alarm over FG, APC plot to disrupt its convention

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of plotting to disrupt its national convention slated for Saturday.

The party’s national convention is holding in Port Harcourt. PDP, though not specific on the nature of the plot, however said it could come from many directions and through different means.

The party made the allegation when its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, led by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, had earlier met on Thursday and reviewed the alleged plots.

“Part of the outcome of the meeting of the NWC today (Thursday) is to alert the nation as well as the international community to plots by the ruling party and the ruling government to disrupt our national convention scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the 6th of October through Sunday, the 7th October.

“We are aware; we have been informed of machinations by the ruling government and the ruling party who is mortally afraid of any form of election to disrupt our convention and to ensure that we don’t have a presidential candidate

“We invite Nigerians to take note of this and we invite the international community to take serious note of the plots by the ruling government to thwart the efforts of the opposition to elect a candidate that will go into the February general elections against President Muhammadu Buhari.

“We invite all Nigerians to take cautious note of this development. However, on our own part, we wish to inform Nigerians, particularly members of the PDP, that the national convention where our presidential candidate will be elected, that has been scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, to go on as planned.

“No plot, no plan by the ruling government can stop our national convention.

“They are machinations of all kinds. It can be through the court, by funding court decision. It could be any form of machination.

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“We are aware of plots which include the effort to use the court to stop our national convention, and we are alerting Nigerians and the international community,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ologbondiyan at the press conference assured of the determination of the party leadership to ensure a transparent and credible convention that its outcome would be acceptable to the aspirants.

Noting that accreditation would be done at the point of entry into the convention venue, Ologbondiyan explained that the PDP had written letters to all security agencies to notify them of the convention.

 

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