The All Progressives Congress has accused the Jonathan Administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May 29.

The APC said it was becoming apparent that the administration will not fully cooperate with the incoming government, despite its public posturing in that regard.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party also described as an act of hostility and a patently-misplaced
aggression the “unnecessary vituperation” against the incoming Buhari Administration by the Jonathan government, ostensibly because of the terms of
reference of the Buhari Transition Committee.

The APC said the move was part of an orchestrated plot to sabotage the transition. It rejected the “continued blackmail” by the Jonathan Administration as a result of President Jonathan’s
concession of defeat, wondering whether the concession, gracious as it was, has now become a shield for all wrong doings.
“We are sick and tired of being
blackmailed by the Jonathanians,” the APC said.
“Gen. Buhari won the 28 March Presidential Elections fair and square, having satisfied both constitutional and other statutory requirements. We have no apology for our victory, and the concession of defeat – while it may have increased the political stock of President Jonathan – has by no means diminished the historic and emphatic victory of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress.”

Justifying its statement that the Jonathan Administration is plotting to hinder a smooth transition of power, the party said
while the outgoing government had earlier issued a memo to all ministries, departments and agencies to make sure their handover notes are ready by April 20, the same government has now reversed itself and said the handover notes will not be ready until May 1.

“With the new date, the Buhari Transition Committee will have little or no time to take a thorough look at the handover notes or seek clarification on knotty issues, effectively handing it (Buhari Transition Committee) a fait accompli as far as the handover notes are concerned,”
the APC said. “This does not augur well for a smooth transition and gives the impression that the outgoing Administration is trying to hide something.
”By its dillydallying on the date for the readiness of the handover notes from the MDAs, the administration’s posturing that it is ready to hand over has been exposed as nothing but a smokescreen.”

APC described as illogical and strange the claim by the Jonathan Administration that the President-elect is trying to set up a parallel government simply because he has set up his own Transition Committee and given it terms of reference meant to guide the members on the discharge of their
duties as members of that Committee, wondering how on earth those terms of reference have become the concern of the
outgoing Federal Executive Council.
"In case the Federal Executive Council has forgotten, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the March 28th Presidential Election by INEC. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is therefore today the President-elect and the All Progressives Congress the incoming government,” the party said. “It is
therefore illogical to accuse the President-elect and the incoming government of setting up a parallel government.
”It is either the outgoing Federal Executive Council has something to hide or is bent on sabotaging the incoming government.

There can be no other reasons for the misplaced aggression that was exhibited in that ill-intentioned, unprovoked and vitriolic statement from the Jonathan government.”
It said that in order to put the matter beyond doubt, the party has decided to publish in full the terms of reference in question so that Nigerians can judge for themselves whether there is anything suggestive of intimidation or running a parallel government in the document.

APC warned the supporters of Mr. Jonathan not to overstretch the goodwill which the president has earned by his gracious concession even before INEC officially declared Mr. Buhari as the winner
of the March 28th Presidential election, saying while it was momentous, it was not unprecedented in Africa, where power has changed hands peacefully between the ruling and opposition parties in several nations.
”Are they now saying that because the President conceded defeat, the incoming administration can no longer ask
legitimate questions or seek clarifications that may arise from the handover notes,” the APC asked.

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Lalasticlala, Ishilove

Come APC transition crew, don't cause kartakarta in this country. Be sensible... I day wonder which kind ppl make up this committee sef. U have a month to assume power, these ppl are still in power, be diplomatic about ur demands. Any details they refuse to provide today, in 30 days they will be compelled to provide it. Don't blab dust in our faces abeg. Do ur jobs.

at this point I will say the APC and the PDP are both hiding something.
They have both refused to get the public acquainted with their disagreement. And I think the APC are truely eider overdanding or their demands are just outrageous.
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because the normal APC I know would have been shouting over the moon by now






please don't quote me

Apc will say dis today, Buhari will say dat tomorrow Waiting to hear booharis side of d story Apc=lies

This power has really gotten into APC head, even when it's not yet in their hand, their baba is already playing presidential roles, you know what happens when you rush to swallow hot soup