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

APC and their cry cry mentality. They should continue crying untill after 2019 election.

I knew this might happen after what I observed during Osun governorship election.

A party- APA - which was just before APC on the ballot papers, garnered more votes than other parties, even the LP. Some voters must have mistaken APA for APC. Now, someone can go ahead and register APD, APE, APB or PDE, PDL, PDO, just to confuse more voters.

Omexonomy: APC and their cry cry mentality. They should continue crying untill after 2019 election.

ur not a reasonable person, i know ur (tan) sponsor

yacsabdul: ur not a reasonable person, i know ur (tan) sponsor

dönt stop crying. Let me make u cry a little "PDP are in full control of 21 states of the 36 states" Edo ogun oyo and rivers state are on the line to join the moving train and fresh air. So APCs should continue crying till after 2019

What is this politics of "dirtiness" that PDP is hell bent on playing. Are they so scared they won't be able to defeat APC in a free and fair election

fyneguy: I knew this might happen after what I observed during Osun governorship election.

A party- APA - which was just before APC on the ballot papers, garnered more votes than other parties, even the LP. Some voters must have mistaken APA for APC. Now, someone can go ahead and register APD, APE, APB or PDE, PDL, PDO, just to confuse more voters.

do you understand what politics is? The PDP aspirant in osun was accuse of muder of bola ige by the APC which made him loose the contest. APC accuses fayose of been a looter and thief yet fayose dodgedly defeated the APC. So continue cry untill after 2019

vicadex07: What is this politics of "dirtiness" that PDP is hell bent on playing. Are they so scared they won't be able to defeat APC in a free and fair election

so you expect fash to fold his hands and allow PDP takes over lagos? Do you understand what politics is? The PDP aspirant in osun was accuse of muder of bola ige by the APC which made him loose the contest. APC accuses fayose of been a looter and thief yet fayose dodgedly defeated the APC. So continue cry untill after 2019

I honestly don't know why these shameless apc guys like crying all the time. Even if parties like those register, don't they have the right to?
Ohhh! INEC should register you and refuse to register them, even if 20 of them apply! You wish...
Afterall, those parties no longer exist, or are they plannning to go their separate ways after the 2015 general elections? Which is most likely anyways.

PDP is really good at this game, I'm learning politics gradually...