The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
described Saturday’s judgement of the Rivers
State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that
overturned the election of Gov. Nyesom Wike of
the PDP as a deadly body blow to impunity and
hooliganism. In a statement issued in Lagos on
Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the
judgement has shown clearly that the era of
impunity and hooliganism is over, and that the
only way for elections to have legitimacy is for
them to be free, fair and credible.
”What has come across from this judgement is that
there is no shortcut to free, fair and credible elections.
This is part of the wind of change that is blowing across
the land and touching all arms of government under the
Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
”Elections are about the expression of the will of the
people, and they must always be free to express
themselves, irrespective of what some desperate
politicians may feel,” it said. APC said politicians,
especially those seeking or occupying elective office,
must realize that they can only derive their legitimacy
from the people, and that unless they respect the wishes
of the people, they will not go far.
The party hailed its governorship candidate in Rivers,
Mr. Dakuku Peterside, for his doggedness and strong
conviction in the pursuit of his petition against the
election of Wike that was not only marred by widespread
violence and electoral malfeasance, but also
acknowledged to be so by local and international
observers – and now by the judiciary. It urged all APC
members and supporters in the state to remain peaceful,
even in the face of provocation by those who are now
realizing, to their chagrin, that there is always a limit to
everything, including impunity and hooliganism. Alhaji
Lai Mohammed National Publicity Secretary All
Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos, Oct. 24th 2015
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