Barring any change in their plan, the Nigerian presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] will any moment from now begin to instigate protests against the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] as a way of forcing the commission to postpone the February 14 and 28 general elections.
Presidency and PDP insiders told this newspaper Thursday that as part of the plot to postpone the elections, women and youth groups across the country would be procured to march on INEC headquarters and state offices with placards, complaining about the electoral body’s refusal to deliver their Permanent Voter Cards [PVC] to them.
The protesters will then call for a postponement of the election so they would not be disenfranchised.
To perfect the plans for the widespread plans, PREMIUM TIMES understands that several planning meetings have been held by officials of the PDP, the party’s presidential campaign council and some presidency officials on how to finance the women and youth groups to undertake the protests.
A source familiar with the matter, but who declined to
be named for security reasons, said the protesters
are expected to gather in INEC offices to protest the inability of the commission to distribute the Permanent Voters Card and ask for the postponement of the elections. “The protest will begin in Abuja after which similar ones will hold in various offices across the country, billions of naira has already been approved,” our source said.
He also said the latest move is a follow up to the kite flown by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, calling for the postponement of the polls on account of INEC’s inability to distribute PVCs.
Mr. Dasuki called for the postponement
in London, while addressing an audience
at Chatham House.
However, the INEC Chairman, Attahiru
Jega, has stated that the measures taken
by the Commission for the distribution
of PVCs would be enough to overcome
the challenges being faced in the
distribution of the cards.
INEC also said it has so far distributed
42.77 million PVCS out of the 68.8
million registered voters, representing
62.15 per cent.
Since Mr. Dasuki’s call for postponement
of the polls, several Nigerians and
groups, especially, the All Progressives
Congress, APC, have maintained that the
Presidency and the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, are pushing for
postponement because of the fear of
failure.
The PDP and Presidency have both
denied being behind the postponement
move.
But our source said Wednesday’s
meeting has confirmed that PDP officials
wanted more time to explore ways of
turning around what appears a “change”
momentum in the country.
“They agreed that the best thing to do is
to force a postponement to allow the
party recover effectively,” another
presidency source said.
“They also agreed that the momentum to
attack the integrity of General Buhari
must be maintained before any election
is allowed,” he said.
The spokesperson for the PDP
presidential campaign, Femi Fani-
Kayode, as well as the Special Adviser to
the President on Political Matters, Rufai
Alkali, could not be reached to comment
for this story.
While Mr. Fani-Kayode’s telephone lines
failed to connect, Mr. Alkali did not answer or return calls.
The spokesperson for the APC, Lai Mohammed, had issued a statement Wednesday saying, a newspaper advert plainly calling for election shifts has the imprint of the PDP and Presidency.
”There is no clearer indication that the
PDP and the Presidency are the puppeteers behind the election shift campaign than Wednesday’s newspaper
advertorial plainly campaigning for the
polls to be shifted.
”This advert, which has the picture of
President Goodluck Jonathan and the
logo of the PDP – meaning they will be
the sole beneficiaries of the
postponement they are seeking – leaves
no one in doubt that the ruling party and
the presidency are pathologically
dishonest, deliberately deceptive and
chronically terrified about the elections,”
Mr. Mohammed said.
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And there shall be counter anti-postponement protest from us. Maybe, that's where the pre-election crisis will start from. PDP should not think they can take us for a ride again- we're ready.

BUT WHY IS JEGA DENYING PEOPLE FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY THEIR PVC?

INEC HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AND IT WILL NOT WORK.

JONATHAN MUST BE RETURNED, WITH OR WITHOUT ELECTION. LET THEM FORM THE PARALEL GOVERNMENT AND WATCH THE PEOPLE OF BIAFRA REJOICE.

APC J-anjaweeds n propaganda

Jega no be mumu now how e go start work and he no go finish am.

masterpower:
BUT WHY IS JEGA DENYING PEOPLE FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY THEIR PVC?

INEC HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AND IT WILL NOT WORK.

JONATHAN MUST BE RETURNED, WITH OR WITHOUT ELECTION. LET THEM FORM THE PARALEL GOVERNMENT AND WATCH THE PEOPLE OF BIAFRA REJOICE.

from d statistics released SW has d lowest PVC distribution/ collection..try something else.

masterpower:
BUT WHY IS JEGA DENYING PEOPLE FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY THEIR PVC?

INEC HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AND IT WILL NOT WORK.

JONATHAN MUST BE RETURNED, WITH OR WITHOUT ELECTION. LET THEM FORM THE PARALEL GOVERNMENT AND WATCH THE PEOPLE OF BIAFRA REJOICE.

Keep selling your future and keep spitting nonsense online,go and ask south sudan what they are doing with their oil,you fail to realise the storm of independent might consume you and your family before it settles down