By Myke Uzendu, Abuja
Following the inability of the ruling All Progressives Congress to conduct it’s National Convention even after series of postponement, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has asked Nigerians to refrain from voting for a party that lacks the capacity to conduct its internal affairs successfully.
The leading opposition party described the APC as a ‘Special Purpose Vehicle ‘ put together by ‘political buccaneers’ and ferocious powers mongers out to wrench havoc on the country
The PDP in a statement by it’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba on Tuesday in Abuja said that the ruling Party is plagued by Cabal War and quest to hijack the 2023 general elections and not bothered about good governance on which mantra they came into government.
“The continuing inability by the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party in government, to conduct a routine National Convention has further explained why all sectors of our national life have been in shambolic state under the incompetent, corrupt, rudderless and overtly confused APC administration.
“APC’s postponement of its National Convention yet again validates PDP’s stance that the APC is not a political party but a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of strange bed fellows, “political buccaneers” and ferocious power mongers on a mission to wreck our nation”.
The PDP said that the APC which cannot conduct its own internal affairs cannot not be expected to successfully manage the affairs of a nation like Nigeria. “The APC is a perfect example of failure both as a party and government unable to conduct a simple National Convention in two years. It has become a Russian Roulette with unending request for extension of time to undertake a routine statutory political activity”.
The PDP said that it is not surprised that the APC again postponed its National Convention already scheduled for February 26, 2022.
“It is rather saddening how a set of confused, greedy, deceitful, hard-heartened and self-centered individuals who cannot run a creditable organization foisted themselves in power and plunged our nation into the economic, security and social mess that we face today.
“As a vacuous political contraption without a soul, peopled by “political warlords” without conscience and operating without rules, the APC is a bunch of inchoate sailors clobbered together for remote personal gain; operating without a Board of Trustees (BoT) and a National Working Committee (NWC); exists in violation of rules while constituting itself to a threat to our national unity and corporate existence as a nation”.
The opposition party claimed that APC’s postponement had always been a fallout of the infighting, backbiting and gang war by “political bandits” in the party who are desperate for power and access to the nations treasury.
“The APC is not capable of holding a National Convention having become defunct since December 8, 2020 when it dissolved all its states, zonal and national party structures and set up an illegal contrivance called the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee led by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.
“Of course, the activities of the Mai Mala Buni Committee remain invalid and unconstitutional by virtue of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which bars a sitting governor from holding “any other executive office” in any capacity whatsoever while serving as a state governor” PDP said.
According to the statement, the failure of the APC to hold a National convention is therefore a clear warning to those aspiring for various positions in the 2023 election on its platform to note that with the APC, they are on a journey to nowhere. PDP argued that the only way the APC can legitimately participate in the 2023 general is to re-apply to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for fresh registration as a political party.
He claimed that Nigerians are hopeful for a better future because the PDP is back and repositioned to Rescue and Rebuild the nation from the stranglehold of the APC in 2023.
