The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday said it was gravely alarmed and disgusted at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s decision to use religion as a trump card in the run-up to 2015.

The APC said the PDP must desist from fanning the embers of religion even if it is desperate to cling to power.
The PDP had issued a statement on Tuesday warning the APC not to balkanize Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines.
The PDP was reacting to a statement, credited to an Islamic cleric, Yusuf Garba, and the Religious Equity Promotion Council, REPC, accusing the APC of plotting to impose an Islamic agenda just like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
”This irresponsible accusation by the PDP that the APC is dividing Nigerians along religious line is a new low even for a party that stands for nothing but incompetence, looting and election rigging,” the APC said in a statement signed by it National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed.

According to the APC, PDP’s allegation is an indication that the party would do anything “to stop the wave of change blowing across Nigeria”.
The APC said the reason it has refrained from joining issues with the PDP, despite the latter’s sponsored campaign to portray the APC as an ”Islamic” party, is because it knows the dangers that religious politics portends for any nation.
”No party wishing to lead Nigeria aright can do so on the basis of religion or ethnicity. Therefore, we are compelled to warn the PDP not to play what it believes to be its trump card, the religious card, against the APC, because whatever politicians do, they must refrain from ethnic or religious politics and put their country above selfish considerations. Only an irresponsible party will play the religious card for any reason,” APC said.

The party said even when the PDP’s top leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, decided to wear religion on his sleeve, kneeling before respectable religious leaders, leading a bloated delegate to an extended pilgrimage in Israel and pushing the pictures into the media in an apparent ploy to score political gains, the APC refrained from making any comments on it.
The party said it is illogical to accuse a party whose 35 interim officials are almost equally split between the two major religions -18 Muslims and 17 Christians- cuts across all ethnic lines; and have elected officials who profess various faiths as an ”Islamic” party.
”We are therefore warning the PDP to stop this dangerous campaign forthwith, unless of course it has decided that its interest supersedes that of the nation. If the PDP fails to stop this campaign, we will be compelled to conclude that the party is trying to plug in to the global stereotype against adherents of a certain religion just to spread fear and garner support in certain circles,” it said.
APC appealed to Nigerians to ignore the dangerous game that the PDP is playing by labelling it an ”Islamic” party, describing it as a scaremongering tactic.

”Nigerians have a history of religious tolerance that has served the country so well. We urge our compatriots to continue along this path, irrespective of the antics of a party that has finally drowned due to its own internal failings and contradictions,” the party said.
It called for a clean electioneering campaign that focuses on issues that are edifying the country and are relevant to the well-being of Nigerians.

“Nigerians want to know, for example, how the present situation of hopelessly can be turned around, how corruption can be stamped out; how a 24-hour electricity supply will be achieved just like in most countries of the world; how our teeming unemployed youths will be gainfully employed and how our dilapidated infrastructure will be rebuilt,” the party said.

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The party said even when the PDP’s top leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, decided to wear religion on his sleeve, kneeling before respectable religious leaders, leading a bloated delegate to an extended pilgrimage in Israel and pushing the pictures into the media in an apparent ploy to score political gains, the APC refrained from making any comments on it.

The question every Nigerian and friends of this country should be asking is why is the PDP willing to set this country on fire with this religion card?

Why is PDP dividing Nigeria on religion line....?

Like most PDP supporters keep saying..it's either Jonathan or no Nigeria... Is this the religion card they want to use to achieve this objective?

Nigerians and all peace and good loving around the world are watching.

APC= Almajiri peoples Congress and their slaves Arewa Peoples Congress. You guys want to Islamize Nigeria but Christians will not accept your islamic agenda.

winniz: APC= Almajiri peoples Congress and their slaves Arewa Peoples Congress. You guys want to Islamize Nigeria but Christians will not accept your islamic agenda.

Apparently you don't know what you are baiting for...

honestly APC looks to islamic. Most islamic fanatics are supporters of the party. I will only support the party if the filed a non muslim as it presidential candidate. God bless ndigbo world wide.

aaniagu: honestly APC looks to islamic. Most islamic fanatics are supporters of the party. I will only support the party if the filed a non muslim as it presidential candidate. God bless ndigbo world wide.

Sharapppp....that's what you can all say, is Rotimi Ameachi..a muslim? Is Rochas Okoracha amuslim? When the entire north was in pdp, pdp wasn't an islamic party then but when they defected to apc, apc have now become an islamic party

Almajiri's People Congress? I thought APC stand for Alhaji's People Corner

aaniagu: honestly APC looks to islamic. Most islamic fanatics are supporters of the party. I will only support the party if the filed a non muslim as it presidential candidate. God bless ndigbo world wide.

You have only one vote which you will give to the retardeen GEJ anyway, who while claiming to be Christian, is a phariseeic one and is a worse thief than the crucified one who Jesus had mercy on! I am sure that thief never fed himself with N 1 B worth of food in 1 year alone! What is MOST important for this election is that GEJ and PDP must never try to rig that election otherwise they will burn down in the market square and perhaps take their fellow thieves along with them. The ibo will vote for any government in power, it just so happens right now that the current one is a retardeen GEJ who happens to be christian. So by all means, let the bigoted ones called ibos give their vote to their jesus of otuekwe. Regardless of the effort of APC or any government, they should know that ibos always vote and do the bidding of the government of the day only. APC should work hard to earn the votes of the SW, NW, NC, NE and as much as they can get in the SS while negotiating as best as they could. The ibos are a lost cause and that is why they will become increasingly isolated in Nigeria. Whether is 2015 or 2019, someday, the retardeen will be done and where will the mantle of president fall again? Somewhere, anywhere but in Iboland! It is on that day and in that time that ibos will begin their suffering and will get no sympathy after insulting all other Nigerians for 4 - 8 years. They will cry marginalization with no one to hear them out. They will cry civil war 67 and no one will pay attention! They will only be good enough as hewers of wood and fetchers of water, AGIP as they've been since the days of Azilkiwe.

aaniagu: honestly APC looks to islamic. Most islamic fanatics are supporters of the party. I will only support the party if the filed a non muslim as it presidential candidate. God bless ndigbo world wide.

U are not right to have concluded that APC looks like Islamic party, remember there was a time when most states in the Northern part of nigeria were under PDP. We as Nigerians should concern ourselves with which party can really give us development not the sentiment of political class that always use religious and ethnicity to divide us to their advantage.

Sloan:

You have only one vote which you will give to the retardeen GEJ anyway, who while claiming to be Christian, is a phariseeic one and is a worse thief than the crucified one who Jesus had mercy on! I am sure that thief never fed himself with N 1 B worth of food in 1 year alone! What is MOST important for this election is that GEJ and PDP must never try to rig that election otherwise they will burn down in the market square and perhaps take their fellow thieves along with them. The ibo will vote for any government in power, it just so happens right now that the current one is a retardeen GEJ who happens to be christian. So by all means, let the bigoted ones called ibos give their vote to their jesus of otuekwe. Regardless of the effort of APC or any government, they should know that ibos always vote and do the bidding of the government of the day only. APC should work hard to earn the votes of the SW, NW, NC, NE and as much as they can get in the SS while negotiating as best as they could. The ibos are a lost cause and that is why they will become increasingly isolated in Nigeria. Whether is 2015 or 2019, someday, the retardeen will be done and where will the mantle of president fall again? Somewhere, anywhere but in Iboland! It is on that day and in that time that ibos will begin their suffering and will get no sympathy after insulting all other Nigerians for 4 - 8 years. They will cry marginalization with no one to hear them out. They will cry civil war 67 and no one will pay attention! They will only be good enough as hewers of wood and fetchers of water, AGIP as they've been since the days of Azilkiwe.

Their jesus of otuoke? Im sorry bro, but you clearly lack religious tolerance.

Oga Liar Muhammed, the truth is bitter.
18 Muslims, 17 Christians my asss. What are the portfolios of the 17 Christians?

If u want to knw if apc is an islamist, go to el rufai twitter handlle.

ANY ATTEMPT BY APC OR THIER COHORT TO ISLAMIZE NIGERIA WILL BE MET WITH VEHEMENT RESISTANCE.

signed NIGERIA YOUTHS FOR MUTAUL SOLIDARITY.(nyfms)

ilugunboy:


The question every Nigerian and friends of this country should be asking is why is the PDP willing to set this country on fire with this religion card?

Why is PDP dividing Nigeria on religion line....?

Like most PDP supporters keep saying..it's either Jonathan or no Nigeria... Is this the religion card they want to use to achieve this objective?

Nigerians and all peace and good loving around the world are watching.

They are the one indirectly fueling Boko Haram... We have been telling Nigerians this simple truth for sometime now. The plan has been to pitch the Christians against the Muslims with GEJ presenting himself as the protector of Christians and Christian faith. The question is, why do you think Jonathan financed all the Jamboree in Israel? Cutting national cake in Israel in company of Oritsejafor?

Religion has been a key card for admin and if tomorrow we are able to open the veil on Boko Haram, you will be surprised to see GEJ's face.

aaniagu: honestly APC looks to islamic. Most islamic fanatics are supporters of the party. I will only support the party if the filed a non muslim as it presidential candidate. God bless ndigbo world wide.

shut up. Even if APC presented Jesus Christ, you ethnic and religious bigots will still not vote for him because he belongs to hausa/fulani/yoruba/muslim party. What did you say about Ngige. What names are you calling Okorocha and Amechi now. Sit down there and continue to burn bridges instead of building bridges hoping that political leadership would be brought to your doorstep by allocation.

This a clear sign of desperation and admittance of failure on the part of PDP, GEJ and their supporters. The campaign should be based on issues and devoid ethno-religious jagbajantis. My mum is a pastor while my dad is a 3times mecca pilgrim(Alhaji), we live in peace all the children choose the religion their heart desires. Nobody shld bring religious among us.