FG says it has uncovered plans by PDP to cause chaos ahead of elections

chika ebuzor

February 12, 2019 11:00 PM

According to the minister, the PDP is also planning to hold a world press conference where it will give false narratives about the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Buhari.

Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed [Twitter]

The Federal Government has said that it has uncovered plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to cause chaos ahead of the elections.

According to Vanguard, this was made known by the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, in Abuja.

According to the minister, the PDP is planning to hold a world press conference where it will give false narratives about the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Buhari.

He also said that another conference will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019, to accused the APC of working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the polls.

”As electioneering campaign winds down, the PDP has realised that it cannot possibly win a free, fair and credible polls. It has thus resorted to engaging in red herring, hauling insults and abuses at federal government and ruling party officials and making outlandish allegations with a view to creating a sense of panic and crisis.

”The truth is that President Muhammadu Buhari, a man respected globally for his integrity, has continuously assured that the elections will be free, fair, credible and peaceful. He has warmly welcomed observers, both local and foreign., because he has nothing to hide, and because he is sure that the achievements of his Administration will win him re-election.

”We are therefore calling on all Nigerians and the international community to disregard any attempt to scuttle or discredit the polls. We urge observers to keep an open mind. There is no cause for alarm, except in the warped imagination of the PDP, which has entered the panic mode and is already ruing the loss of another general election even before it has been held,” Mohammed added.

PDP sues Buhari

Meanwhile, the PDP has filed a suit against Buhari at the Federal High Court in Abuja for allowing two Governors from Niger Republic attend his presidential rally in Kano state.

The party also accused the APC of sponsoring the burning of INEC offices across the country.

chika ebuzor