APC uncovers plan to relaunch acronym battle against party ahead of
2015 elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a plan
by unscrupulous and apparently-hired hands to relaunch the acronym
battle against the party by seeking to register three new parties that
bear the acronyms of the same parties that merged to become the APC.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said those behind the
phantom parties, who are apparently working at the behest of people
who have a mortal fear of the APC, have applied to INEC to register
the Allied Council of Nigeria (ACN); Advanced National Patriotic Party
(ANPP) and Conservative People's Congress (CPC).

It said the fact that the acronyms of the three entities tally with
those of the APC component parties (ACN, ANPP and CPC) is not
accidental, but a grand design by those who have been having sleepless
nights since the APC was registered.

''It is worthy of note that the three applications to INEC for the
registration of the three organizations as political parties were made
on the same day. Apparently, common sense takes flight in the face of
great desperation!

''Their plan is simple: Once the parties are registered, they will
then apply to change their logos to those of the original ACN, ANPP
and CPC, and then hope to be on the ballot for next year's general
elections. Just before the elections, the sponsors of the phantom
parties will then send out messages saying the APC has splintered into
its component parties for the purpose of the election. Whatever
happens, their plan is to confuse the electorate and hamper the
electoral fortunes of the APC,'' the party said.

APC called on INEC not to succumb to the antics of those who are
planning to sabotage the 2015 general elections and win elections by
subterfuge.

''This acronym battle is a part of the larger war against our party to
prevent its registration. Nigerians will recollect that the same
people, apparently, applied to register a phantom APC the moment it
became clear that our merger would succeed and that INEC would
register our party, having met all the requirements to consummate the
merger.

''Thankfully, INEC refused to compromise its neutrality and integrity
and chose to act in accordance with the law by registering our party.
We urge the electoral body to do the same now, in the face of
unprecedented desperation by those who believe they can only win
elections by cutting corners,'' the party said.

It also called on Nigerians to be vigilant as the 2015 elections
approach, saying those who are now coming to terms with the reality
that the APC is a viable alternative in the country's political
firmament will stop at nothing to seek to mar the electoral fortunes
of the party.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Lagos, Aug. 24th 2014

What is PDP and the Presidency afraid of? Whether they like it or not the All Progressive Congress has come to stay. Those phantom ACn, ANPP and CPC won't work. I trust Inec to reject them. APC is coming to sweep the PDP led Govt of fraud

There should be strict stringent rules to be abided by and steps to be completed before a party should be registered. Registering a party should take up so much resources that the idea of registering a party for such mischievous purposes is dismissed faster than it is conceived...not to talk of 3

The presidency and PDP are very scared. They are doing all they can to stay out of jail.

Sponsoring some unscrupulous individuals to register a party with APC as acronyms is very lame at best. And that INEC is even approving such conflict is alarming. Why not they register something else?

APC WAS REGISTERD, WHY IS THE SAME APC AGAINST REGISTRATION OF OTHER PARTIES?

WHO IS NOW AFRAID OF NEW PARTIES? = APC.

WHY IS THIS supporter of APC APC ISLAMIC BOKOHARAM PARTY VERY TROUBLESOME?

APC STANDS FOR EVIL AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

It is called Applied Politics

Trying to outwit your opponent using every legal and non-violent means possible.

mcteeew

So what is wrong with anybody registering those acronyms. I didn't hear APC' s complain when SDP and UPN were registered.

PDP house of commotion... APC is here to stay

Hahahaahahahahahahahahah

PDP teaching opposition parties politics since 1999.

I don't see APC defeating PDP in 2015.

Anyway, the most important thing is that

Jonathan rules till 2019.

Konmight Say So.

Ngwakwe: It is called Applied Politics

Trying to outwit your opponent using every legal and non-violent means possible.

This comment is suffering from depression. What is advance in registering another party that have the same abbreviation as APC or PDP. Yet a well educated folk like yourself is applauding it. It is a very desperate move.

These Asiwaju Personal Congress (APC) should keep quiet! They are making too much noise on this quiet sunday.

bamosagie: So what is wrong with anybody registering those acronyms. I didn't hear APC' s complain when SDP and UPN were registered.

The new party PDP want to register has the same abbreviation as APC.

Will you consider it wise seeing 5 different political parties on the ballot all having the abbreviation PDP?

egift:

This comment is suffering from depression. What is advance in registering another party that have the same abbreviation as APC or PDP. Yet a well educated folk like yourself is applauding it. It is a very desperate move.

The parties with those acronyms have been collapsed into APC
They no longer exist just like SDP and UPN until they were re-registered

egift:

The new party PDP want to register has the same abbreviation as APC.

Will you consider it wise seeing 5 different political parties on the ballot all having the abbreviation PDP?

Read the post again, the acronyms are ACN, ANPP and CPC

All these battles are just a mere futility. Rather than brace up for the upcoming election, they are following PDP's distraction to enmesh in one legal battle or courting one for themselves.

Action congress of Nigeria ACN
All Nigerian People party ANPP.
Congress for progressive Change CPC.
Now
Allied Council of Nigerian ACN
Advanced National Patriotic Party ANPP
Conservative People congress. CPC.
APC crying wolves as usual

egift:

The new party PDP want to register has the same abbreviation as APC.

Will you consider it wise seeing 5 different political parties on the ballot all having the abbreviation PDP?

In your haste to attack PDP you forgot to read the news very well.
In the first place, nowhere in the news report is it stated that the Mohammed's unscrupulous elements are from PDP or is there?
Secondly, the party Mohammed alleged to be registered have the same acronyms as ACN, CPC, ANPP defunct parties no longer in existence have been been collapsed into APC.
I wonder how you reason sometimes.

The crying town crier of the APC is at again . . . . . What are they afraid of other upcoming and innocent political parties . .. .

egift: PDP = Agents of Confusion

APC = Children of anger and lamentation

APContherun:
APC = Children of anger and lamentation

PDP = Boko Haram & Boko Haram = PDP

egift:



PDP = Boko Haram & Boko Haram = PDP

APC = Youth Corps members murderers = APC
http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1881

APContherun: APC = Youth Corps members murderers = APC

You missed it.
PDP = Using innocent Nigerians as Human shield after stealing from the Nigerian masses. (just like the guy in the cartoon)

egift:



You missed it.
PDP = Using innocent Nigerians as Human shield after stealing form the Nigerian masses. (just like the guy in the cartoon)

I guess you didn't open the link to see what it says about your Lord and Master Buhari who takes delight in shedding and drinking the blood of the innocent.

APContherun: I guess you didn't open the link to see what it says about your Lord and Master Buhari who takes delight in shedding and drinking the blood of the innocent.

I did not open it because the blood PDP is sharing in Nigeria, there is god ooooh. BTW, if your lies are true, why has Jonathan not arrested those responsible?

Have you asked yourself how many Nigerians PDP has killed since 1999? Stop supporting evil and defending PDP as if some has a gun to your head.

Do they want to go back to the former acronyms? Are they reserving it for in the event the unholy alliance crashes?


This statement is pregnant with a lot of meaning. It seems Lai Mohammed and his paymaster does not repose any confidence in their party and are hoping to go back to the defunct A C N when this alliance crashes!

Buhari ronu!

egift:

The new party PDP want to register has the same abbreviation as APC.

Will you consider it wise seeing 5 different political parties on the ballot all having the abbreviation PDP?

Who told you that a party with APC acronym is about to be registered?
Read the news here with the correct source.
https://www.nairaland.com/1871637/apc-alleges-plot-register-merger

All these PDP cum TAN boys just like to support anything Bad as long as it's against an opposition party, APC especially. Your action chases people away rather than drawing them to GEJ.
I know by the time he will finish his tenure, and power by one way or the other goes back to the north, you all will come here and be criticising PDP. Where will your alternative be? You've killed APGA cos of GEJ, LP is dying and it's not possible for everybody to be in PDP forever. You guys are pathetic. You need to see beyond the parties and let your reasoning be human like.

whatlyf: What is PDP and the Presidency afraid of? Whether they like it or not the All Progressive Congress has come to stay. Those phantom ACn, ANPP and CPC won't work. I trust Inec to reject them. APC is coming to sweep the PDP led Govt of fraud

Like they are sweeping lagos state and osun of fraud of billions of dollars debts.

Anu ofia

OTNG ebea

And wats wwrong with that

Whoever that does not see the morbid fear of the coming of APC over PDP to the extent that they are prepare to commit every known atrocity under the heavens,then that person is still living in fantasy island!

PDP is a cursed party,peopled by charlatans and discredited neanderthals whose sole aim is to feast on our common patrimony hence are prepared to do anything no matter how outlandish to unnerve APC yet they shall utterly fail