Sokoto APC mock PDP over press statement grammatical flaw

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March 15, 2016 9:41 AM

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The Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for issuing a statement condemning the conduct of the Saturday March 12, 2016 local government elections.

PDP in Sokoto had issued a statement condemning the conduct of the election. But the APC which won the Chairmanship positions in all the Local Governments in Sokoto State during the elections said the PDP press statement lacked good grammatical structure.

In a statement signed by Sidi Aliyu Lamido, Sokoto State APC Publicity Secretary, the party said apart from the apparent flaw in the grammatical structure, the statement issued by the PDP was deficient in presenting the true picture of what transpired during the election.

“To set the records straight, we wish to state that the local councils’ election which held in Sokoto State on Saturday, March 12, 2016 was free, fair and credible, and met national and international standards required for conducting elections” the party said.

“That all observers who monitored the election have adjudged it as free, fair and credible. The state’s Independent Electoral Commission deserves commended all stakeholders for maintaining its integrity throughout the preparations and the eventual conduct of the election.”

“Sokoto State Government, under the leadership of Governor should be commended for providing the enabling environment for Sokoto SIEC to conduct the election without any hitch. There was no any incidence of intimidation or harassment of party agents or supporters in any local government area of Sokoto State before, during and after the elections” APC said in the statement.

The party said rather than issue what they described as ‘inciting’ statement, added that the PDP should join hands with the APC-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal level and Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the State level to deliver democracy dividends to the people.

“Because the APC won the elections in a free and fair contest and rather than mobilize the few supporters it had in Sokoto State to face the election as is the global practice, the PDP resorted to cheap blackmail by impugning on the integrity of respected individuals and institutions in the state.”

“Insulting the media, the electoral umpire and the security agencies, exposed the PDP as desperate, and unworthy of the trust of the people of Sokoto State because after 16 years of shallow leadership, Nigerians booted PDP out of power in the 2015 general election. What happened in Sokoto was the reaffirmation of the state’s rejection of the PDP. Whether in 2015 or 2016, PDP has no place in Sokoto State” .

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