You are spreading fake news, APC, INEC tell PDP

Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Adedayo Akinwale and Mercy Apollos in Abuja

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of designing special card reader and result sheets for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The chairman also warned the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, that history would be unkind to him if he fails to conduct free and fair election in 2019.

But in a swift reaction, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, said there was no iota of truth in what Secondus said, adding that the commission will not be joining issues with any political party.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has also accused the main opposition party of engaging in propaganda and dissemination of fake information as a means of scoring cheap political points.

Secondus stated this while hosting election team of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) led by Mohammad Conteh at the party’s national campaign headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.

The PDP chairman alleged that the electoral commission is working in conjunction with the ruling APC to rig the elections in 2019.

He therefore cautioned that manipulation of election in 2019 would be a recipe for crisis in the country, stressing that INEC chairman would be held accountable.

The PDP chairman in a statement yesterday by his Media Adviser, Ike Abonyi, alleged that the commission used the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States as rehearsal to practice their rigging strategy for 2019.

He stated: “They have finished their rigging arrangements with preloaded cards and special election result sheets all doctored to favour the ruling APC.

“The INEC chairman has no strong will to follow our electoral laws and constitution as well as the laid down international standards in his processes towards 2019, and we want to let the world know this before it happens.

“They have finished plots to isolate states of Kano, Benue, Rivers, Bauchi, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Imo and Kwara and Lagos for disruption during the general election so that they can plan well to mobilise the rigging.”

Secondus alleged that the commission’s rigging agenda is being propelled by the security agencies especially with the current Inspector General of Police (IG) who he said has proved to be the most violent bias police boss in the country.

He noted that his party was using the INEC template they saw in Ektiti and Osun States to reiterate their lack of confidence in the commission as nothing has happened to show that there is going to do anything different from what they did in those two states.

However, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, said there was no iota of truth in what Secondus said, adding that the commission will not be joining issues with any political party.

According to Oyekanmi, “There is no iota of truth in the allegations being made by the PDP. The commission is focusing on preparations for the 2019 general elections at the moment and will not join issues with any political party, especially the one that has perfected the art of raising false alarms.”

Also, the APC has accused the PDP of engaging in propaganda and dissemination of fake information as a means of scoring cheap political points.

In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Isa-Onilu, the ruling party said rather than focus on development issues, the PDP and its agents have chosen to populate the mainstream and social media space with ludicrous fake news and infantile conspiracy theories, moving from one absurdity to another.

“Disturbingly, the country’s main opposition, PDP, and its discredited agents have continued to deploy the loathsome strategy of fake news, misinformation and distortion of facts as focal campaign strategies for the 2019 elections,” it said.

APC said it is not surprised at the PDP’s typical theatrics in an attempt to evade scrutiny for its 16 years of bad governance, adding that it is instructive to the electorate that no lessons have been learnt by the prodigal party.

According to the ruling party, “It is indeed clear to the electorate that the PDP is not a party to either be trusted or taken seriously as it has missed out on the opportunity to apologise and show remorse for the cruelty it wrought on our country while in power.

“Instead of engaging the electorate on serious issues of development such as health, education, economy, foreign policy, security, corruption, pension, job creation, infrastructure development among others, the PDP and its agents have chosen to populate the mainstream and social media space with ludicrous fake news and infantile conspiracy theories, moving from one absurdity to another.”

APC further said the PDP is engaging in shadow-chasing through fake news and spurious allegations, insisting that PDP cannot pull the wool over the eyes of the good people of this country

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/11/15/secondus-accuses-inec-of-designing-special-card-reader-for-apc/

Secondus is A fool

Anything to send d old man back to daura is highly welcumd...


I don't care how


I know Atiku won't let APC rig d election ds time...

Our politicians just throw accusations and counter accusations around

Losers always makes false alarm.
The fear of defeat is the beginning of wisdom.

Any strategy to stop the evil party (PDP) from coming back to power to destroy the over $50Billons saved in our foreign reserve by PMB is OK by me


GEJ met the reserve @$49Billion and left it @$29Billion, yet he had the effrontery to borrow money


Buhari met it @$29B and now increased it to $47 yet they deceive you that he has borrowed $11B, subtract the borrowed money from the amount saved in the reserve and tell me why you won't shout "said baba"


Even if Atiku makes me his running mate, I won't vote a known looter.............go and die if it pains you!

Oshi Ole is a grand fool. Bughari is a terrorist! Inec has been infiltrated by terrorists.

Between Secondus and ffk, I have no idea who's dumber.

Just imagine how the fvckward sounds.

Opposition is NOT madness now .. Haba

You won't see cliniclatrin, sarrki and co here. Feel real sorry for their miserable lives

uniqueboi:
Oshi Ole is a grand fool. Bughari is a terrorist! Inec has been infiltrated by terrorists.

What they write when they're desperate to gather some likes that make their lives appear to have some semblance to usefulness.

I pray the comment gets some likes so it's author doesn't go thinking he's useless.

I'm no supporter of PDP, but APC should just get the hell out of that place . They are causing untold hardship

Pastorlarry:
Secondus is A fool

Seconded.

i know they will want to rig the election but PDP n Atiku should not agree

We shall overcome someday. Back to daura2019.

My party just love crying wolf for no apparent reason.

Imagine how low we have sunken.

Now nonsense is making sense to my party. See all the nonsense secondus is talking.

PDP is cursed!

Pastorlarry:
Secondus is A fool

A fool with Nafdac number is what he is

rubbish news

APC n Buhari are swimming in the ocean of corruption and rigging, using Ekiti and Osun as a case of Study.
This 2019 will be a total failure, because Nigerians are out to resist n send them back to the devil kingdom were they originated from.
ATIKULATED/ OBIOMA Nigerians needs.
I therefore lunch operation APC MUST GO.

Instead for pdp to step their game and change from their old way of dishing out fake news and false alarm, they still believe all Nigerians fall for their poo.

U can’t continue to do same thing and get different results.
PDP will always lose every election until they embark on reality and stop spreading fake news and false alarm

Go and meet atiku to teach you issue-base campaign,ok.don't rise dust when you lack there fact.

Losers wailing

D

It is beginning to Dawn on PDP that Buhari will win in the next election, so they're beginning to become jittery.

Jubrin will not win don't be afraid

Only the Tabular Rasa from the potopoto region who believe this man that always carry Second(us).

Authoreety:
Anything to send d old man back to daura is highly welcumd...


I don't care how

the old man will retire to Daura in 2023 when Tinubu take over