The Presidency on Tuesday took a swipe at the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, saying they had resorted to propaganda, blackmail and deception because their imminent loss in the forthcoming general elections was staring them in the face.

The Special Adviser to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, said this in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH in Abuja.

Abati was reacting to the statements credited to the APC that President Goodluck Jonathan was planning another poll shift, making moves to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega and taking steps to freeze the accounts of some of its leaders.

The presidential spokesman described all the allegations as baseless, false and meaningless.

He said the opposition party decided to heighten its level of hideous propaganda because of the “sudden disappearance” of its presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Abati argued that out of desperation, the APC leaders needed to occupy the media space without considering their shallow tactics.

He said that was why when the opposition leaders speak, people would notice so much incoherence and noise.

On another round of poll shift, Abati said, “Anybody who has been listening to news will see that the President has consistently said he does not see any reason why the polls will be shifted again.

“He has consistently assured the international community that government has no intention whatsoever to shift the polls because the date of the inauguration of a new government is May 29 and that that day is sacrosanct.

“Whatever postponement that has taken place is within the frame of the law and it is constitutional. The law gives a timeframe to hold elections.”

On the plot to remove Jega, the presidential spokesman said Jonathan had made it clear that the INEC boss had not committed any offence that could warrant his sack.

He expressed the hope that with the love the opposition leaders were displaying for Jega, they would be able to come out at the end of the election and accept the outcome.

Abati said, “The President himself has addressed this categorically that he has never at any time discussed the issue with anybody that he wants to sack Jega.

“He said before you can remove anybody, you have to first establish that the person has committed an offence and that there is nothing before him to indicate that Jega has committed any offence.

“The APC, because its key spokespersons seem to have talent for noise making, keep insisting that there are plans to remove Jega. The question to be asked is if there is something they know that we do not know. Is there something between them and Jega that they are so desperate?

“What it means is that at the end of the day, we do not expect that the APC will turn around and say they have no faith in the outcome of the election or that Jega did not conduct the election very well.

“The way they are packaging Jega, you will think he is even a member of their party. I hope that when eventually they lose the election, they will be honest enough to accept the outcome.”

Abati said there was no sense in the claims that Jonathan was planning to freeze the accounts of a former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State.

He explained that no individual, no matter how highly placed, had the right to freeze anybody’s accounts.

The presidential spokesman said, “That allegation is a no brainer because people like making unintelligent comments as if they never went to school.

“The President cannot just stand up and say he is freezing somebody’s account.

“When people’s accounts are frozen, it is because may be they have been indicted and a court of law has given an order to that effect.

“No one individual, no matter how powerful he is, can just wake up and say he is freezing somebody’s account.

“I am surprised that anybody will take them serious on this. If they keep saying it despite the emptiness of the claim, then it again proves the point of their desperation.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-allegations-on-poll-shift-others-baseless-presidency/

Sahara reporters misleading nigerian thugs !

Very very baseless, because they're senseless; with a Certificateless candidate.

By their lies and mouth odour we shall know them.
Make i hear say Oga Jona no win dis election.
Who wan button agbada?
Is it Mallam Buhari taa him no get liver nah.
Infact dem no born am well.
GEJ 2019

Let them keep crying . GEJ till 2019!!!

PDP, party of liars, thieves and deceivers

Everything is always baseless, but in the end APC are always justified.

Example

Mu'azu blamed Apc for scarcity of fuel. APC highlighted the cause from the FG who refused to pay oil marketers. In d End APC was justified

PDP denied allegations to remove Jega by APC yet PDP are making all the possible moves to remove jega

PDP denied the election will not be postponed, in the end they postponed it APC was justified

PDP, party of baboons and liars with sh.it head supporters who refused to embrace truth, freedom, progress, change and better life.

Okay o. We heard the rumor of Sanusi's removal until it became real. The postponement of the elections started as a rumor too. It's better to shout now in order to deter the evil man acting like a clueless fellow - or indeed he's clueless.
Change is all we need.
GMB/PYO

Nawa o. Twice

another poll shift olorun oni gba fun won

baseless and senseless indeed.

mmmmm mmmmm

scam I smelt

If i hear !
D same way you shrugged off news of your plan to postpone election. Believe gej at your peril. Sai baba joor

Sai Buhari

Gej is a thief and a deceiver.

K

This is not a baseless allegation. Once bitten twice shy. Everyone knows that the information about Jega's removal is true. Presidency should do the needful and remove his. This will be the last straw that break their camel back. Whether u like it or not, I have decided to vote Buhari. Nothing on earth can change that.

Make we just do the election rest and face our crashed economy.

Yeah, that's what they are good at. Spitting out silly propaganda out of the blue and I wonder if they are not even ashamed to say some of the things they say.

Tell them


They should go to London and learn how to function as opposition in a polity not continuous ranting and abuse even to the extent of talking low to the highest office in Nigeria

Exactly the way postponement for 6 weeks was baseless

Whatever it is that you guys (all political parties) are doing, have the interest of the masses at heart.

ok

They want to win at gun point and preparing people for it ,you cannot win were they dont like you.

Ok