The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was being pressured to delay the signing of the 2022 Electoral Act (amendment) Bill by elements in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), intent on foisting tenure elongation on the country.
The main opposition party has, therefore, warned the ruling party to perish the thoughts of subverting the electoral process as part of its desperation to elongate its abysmal tenure beyond May 29, 2023.
The PDP made the submission in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, yesterday, alerting Nigerians on what it saw as the plot by the APC to use orchestrated insecurity and political uncertainty to derail the electoral process, stall the 2023 general election and create a situation to justify a tenure elongation.
The PDP alleged that there are revelations that desperate APC leaders are behind the delay by President Muhammadu Buhari in signing the amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 so as to frustrate the smooth conduct of primaries by political parties and derail the entire electoral process.
It is not surprising to the PDP that Mr. President was again ‘absent’, having travelled to the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and abandoned his constitutional duty of signing the crucial amendment to the Electoral Act.
This attitude of Mr. President to an issue that is critical to our electoral system is consistent with APCs plot to cause confusion in the polity, orchestrate an unconducive environment for elections, stall the 2023 general elections and achieve a rumoured third-term agenda”.
The PDP further observed that the failure of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Mohammed Bello, to swear in the newly elected FCT Area Council administrations last week was part of the ploy for the APC tenure elongation plan.
The statement added: It is clear that the APC has already commenced this ignoble plot with its desperation to use the court to overthrow the outcome of the FCT Area Council election held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, which was overwhelmingly won by candidates of the PDP as well as halt the swearing-in of the newly elected Chairmen and Councillors and impose an undemocratic government in the FCT.
The PDP said it was concerned about APCs exposed plot to deploy such despicable underhand methods to subvert elections in 2023 where they do not favour APC candidates.
