There are indications that the national leadership of
the ruling Peoples Democratic Party might have
perfected a fresh strategy aimed at stalling the
March 28 presidential election.
Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on
Thursday and Friday showed that the ruling party was
actually the brain behind those who registered Young
Democratic Party and that it may use this new party
to achieve its objective.
The new party had on Thursday asked the
Independent National Electoral Commission to
postpone the forthcoming general elections.
The party said this a day after the Federal High Court
in Abuja ordered the commission to register YDP as
a political party.
At a press briefing in Abuja, the party called on INEC
to re-schedule the general elections if it could not
accommodate it on its ballot paper.
It said that contrary to insinuations, the court did not
order INEC to only register the party, but added that
the commission was ordered to issue certificate and
include YDP in the 2015 elections.
National Publicity Secretary of YDP, Mr. Ugo Nwofor,
said there were only two options available to INEC,
saying the commission could either reprint its ballot
papers and include the party with a view to
accommodate the party’s candidates or shift the
elections.
Nwafor said, “If INEC does not have the
appropriation for logistics for reprinting of its ballot
papers then INEC ought to within the constitutional
provision further re-schedule the general election so
as to accommodate our party.
“In either of the two options, our party is ready, it
has been a long journey for YDP; we wish INEC would
explore the first option.”
Shortly after the press briefing, one of the brains
behind the YDP was seen at the national
headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Thursday
evening, where he said he had come to confer with
some of its officers.
In a confidential discussion with our correspondent,
he said he had come to brief the party on the success
of their legal work which made the court to order
that the new party be registered.
When our correspondent called him on the
telephone on Friday whether they were planning a
fresh legal option to compel INEC to comply with the
court order, he answered in the affirmative.
According to him, “Recall that I was at the national
headquarters of the ruling party in Abuja on
Thursday where I met our partners. We are working
together to move the nation forward and deepen our
renascent democracy.
“We have already fixed the dates for our convention
and we would pick our presidential and other
candidates for the elections. We expect INEC to give
us a chance as stated in the court order.”
However, it was learnt that one of the strategies of
the ruling party in connection with the YDP is to head
for the court and ask that the presidential election
be set aside, by pleading that the party was excluded.
“This is what we would do if President Jonathan loses
the elections,” a source at the national headquarters
of the party added.
But if the president wins, it was gathered that the
party would not show any interest in pursuing any
case in the court.
Nwofor, however, said that the party was interested
in contesting the election, adding that this was in
compliance with Sections 85 and 87 of the electoral
Act.
“Because of this, the party has fixed its governorship/
House of Assembly and Presidential and National
Assembly primaries for March 26 and 27
respectively,” he added.
It was gathered that the party cleverly picked the
dates in order to make sure that the election slated
for March 28 does not hold or to make it have a legal
proof for exclusion.
The party was believed to have known that
submission of candidates list for elections expired 60
days to the election.
An INEC official said that the “commission and
Nigerians are aware of the provision of the law on
this.”
Nwafor, however, said that his party had commenced
the sales of nomination forms due to the court
judgement. He said, “We have approved sales of
nomination forms as follows; Presidential (N15m),
governorship (N3m), Senate (N1m), House of
Representatives (N500,000) and House of Assembly
(200,000).”
He described the Wednesday’s judgement as victory
for democracy, rule of law and triumph over
impunity.
It was however gathered that the national leadership
of the new party was waiting for the commission to
reach out to it tomorrow on the judgement.
One of their elders, who spoke with our
correspondent, said that “we expect the commission
to reach out to us and ask us to send the names of
our presidential and other candidates.
“In the alternative, the commission can also reach
out to us, discuss with us and we may say that we are
not fielding candidates for the Presidential and
National Assembly elections, which come up first.
“The result of the discussion will determine what we
would do for the governorship and state Houses of
Assembly elections, which holds April 11.”
Efforts made to speak with the National Publicity
Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh on the issue
failed. He neither picked nor responded to a text
message sent to him.

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APC ARE LEARNERS, GOODLUCK MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019, LET THE GAME CONTINUE NO SHAKING

Even if AIT shows d video of tinubu and buhari stealing money, our foolish and brainwashed supporters will still vote for us! Imagine wad apc said abt dem supporters!
Dis shows how foolish apc thugs re, I pity dem and dem generations!

Any attempt to further postpone the election should be frowned at...

Doing that would make GEJ to loose all the little credibility he has..

GMB till further notice.

Say no to continuity

PDP and their supporters have become desperate. They can't even hide it anymore.

They are doomed at the polls.

#BabaWhileYouWereGone pdp YDP want d election to be postponed again

Election must hold whether pdp YDP like it or not

Jonathan will simply be carted to the ICC. He had been warned by the US/EU, not to scuttle the elections any further under any guise as that would cause violence, which will lead to 'dire consequences' for Jonathan.

The only person laying ambush is the man privatising Lagos. www.nairaland.com/attachments/2187722_bolatinubucorruption2_jpegacab307afd9f2b39ab2721e9696dc5c9

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we know say na pdp be ydp now... Na fear Dey catch them

QuotaSystem:
Jonathan will simply be carted to the ICC. He had been warned by the US/EU, not to scuttle the elections any further under any guise as that would cause violence, which will lead to 'dire consequences' for Jonathan.

Violence bring it on nonsense.
When brain jam brain the chicken brain go bow.

nzeadachie:
APC ARE LEARNERS, GOODLUCK MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019, LET THE GAME CONTINUE NO SHAKING

And you call your self a human being??


Mumu, Nigeria SHOULD COME FIRST ( GST 101) if your party was a little educated they would kw dis

Fantastic INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM!!!

What have they not tried? This one will also fail woefully!!!

NOTHING cant stop the CHANGE MOVEMENT!!

maslong:

Violence bring it on nonsense.
When brain jam brain the chicken brain go bow.

What brain has Pdp or GEJ showed??

Using the court to bully inec is that brain??

This sort of tactics if for brainless peeps, let them try something more difficult like holding a free and fair election

Imo what ydp is planing cannot and will not work, was election schedule by law on the 28 of March??

Mumu forming smart

nzeadachie:
APC ARE LEARNERS, GOODLUCK MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019, LET THE GAME CONTINUE NO SHAKING

pdp is learner,jega wil lay ambush for them,appeal court and supreme court is there,delay tactics,pdp is now d opposition.opposing our incoming presido good policies.

Surely they shall try.

Surely they shall fail.

And surely someone shall be Gbagboed at the end.

Imagine how shameless a president could get. Why scared of a contest when you and your supporters claim you have been the best president Nigeria's ever had?? This is so disgusting.

When SR/PT brought us news about plans by PDP to use proxies to push for further postponement of the polls or outright cancellation, the usual suspects rained insults on them. Now the plot has assumed a life of its own.

PDP/ Gbabgo Jonathan would do anything to scuttle this democracy all together.

It has gotten to a point I wish Buhari could simply issue a press statement and tell the crooks that he's not gonna jail them, perhaps just recover 30% of their loot ( isn't that the trash they call plea bargaining?)

These guys are really terrified of Buhari's stance on corruption. They'd rather have the military take over than an anti corruption czar like the General.

Pa Buhari, please cut these guys a deal so we can have elections hold. They have seen the handwriting on the wall and understand how impossible it is for them to triumph.

Primaries for 26th and 27th. Just imagine the "shamelesness".

stronger:
Fantastic INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM!!!

What have they not tried? This one will also fail woefully!!!

NOTHING cant stop the CHANGE MOVEMENT!!

We hope it fails the same way their plan of sabotaging the merger by putting together one fictitious party under the acronym APC.

Where is that "party" today??

Shameless people.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Even if AIT shows d video of tinubu and buhari stealing money, our foolish and brainwashed supporters will still vote for us! Imagine wad apc said abt dem supporters!
Dis shows how foolish apc thugs re, I pity dem and dem generations!

even if u show buhari rob central bank,we already know is a big lie,so they should not bother again to propagate lies,nothing can change our mind,d same way no saTAN can change my mind from following jesus.

omenka:
We hope it fails the same way their plan of sabotaging the merger by putting together one fictitious party under the acronym APC.

Where is that "party" today??

Shameless people.

Wow! That's true. That happened. Wow! These people have done a lot of dirty stuff sha. Ah ah!!

In fact, they were so show of their sabotage plans that DOYIN OKUPE was bold enough to come out and say If APC lasts more than a year, he should be called a BASTARD! In public! So people obey his request and call him BASTARD OKUPE!!!

All their plans will FAIL!!!

maslong:

Violence bring it on nonsense.
When brain jam brain the chicken brain go bow.

Which brain?

Wetin d electoral act talk about number of days to hold election?

The answer to what YDP is asking for is in d electoral act. Jega shd not worry himself

ejiro2130:




And you call your self a human being??


Mumu, Nigeria SHOULD COME FIRST ( GST 101) if your party was a little educated they would kw dis

WE SHALL SEE WHO IS HUMAN BEING WHEN THE TIME REACH,

PDP running down...

SAI BABA!

I blame JEGA ..the umpire is not equal to the task ..

A trouble shooter will not bat an eyelid about this development.

Young Democratic Party has the right to conduct primaries and present candidates for the election. ..At last, I might join a party of young men seeking for genuine change.

Our party will also need some time to campaign and sell our aspirants ...

YDP ... Victory!

Join us! ..