Election shift, a failed attempted coup –Oyo APC

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has described the alleged
pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission, which was
said to have culminated in the postponement of the general elections
by six weeks, as a failed coup against democracy.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, had on Saturday announced a
change in the timetable of the polls, citing the inability of the
military to ensure the security of the elections, as the basis for the
shift.
But in a statement issued in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday by
its Director of Publicity and Strategy, Olawale Sadare, the Oyo APC
regretted that the Peoples Democratic Party could go to the extent of
coercing federal agencies expected to be impartial on election matters
into the ploy to frustrate the conduct of the general elections.
The statement read in part, "Among the billions of the world
population who know much about the character of the human elements in
the Nigeria's albatross called the PDP, only a few would be surprised
at the latest development.
"But the sad thing about it is that President Goodluck Jonathan and
his sympathisers have again reduced Nigeria to a laughing stock in the
international community more than ever before.
"Regrettably also, the circumstances surrounding the poll shift
announced by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, have revealed the
extent to which every national institution has been damaged by the
PDP.
"The whole world has been to see that INEC and national security
agencies are under the jackboot of the PDP cabal, which could subject
them to acting its own script against national interest at any time."
Also, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Monday urged eligible
voters in the state to tolerate the postponement of the elections by
INEC.
The governor, who spoke in Benin, said that the development showed
that the ruling PDP was not ready for the May 29 handover date, even
when Nigerians were set to cast their votes.
"They can't postpone Christmas," he said.
Oshiomhole, who argued that presidential elections had taken place in
countries with similar challenges as Nigeria, however, assured that
the APC would continue to mobilise more support, even from the PDP "so
that Edo State will be 100 per cent for APC."
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He said, "Few days back, they called us for a meeting at the Council
of States and we said they should go ahead and do the election. In any
event, we are not the only country with security challenges. Even
election is held in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"So, whether they postpone the election or not, we won't fight. They
can't postpone Christmas. I want to appeal to all of you; nobody
should be angry because I know you were ready for Saturday's election.
"Only a debtor thinks tomorrow is far; if they like, let them keep
coming up with issues. Elections will hold. APC is already in power by
the grace of God. Don't fight; make peace."
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