The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council in Cross River State, has raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is seeking to influence the outcome of tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly elections in the state with N2.5billion.
The campaign council in a statement issued to DAILY POST in Calabar on Friday by its Director-General, Efiok Cobham said the money was channeled to the state chapter of the APC through the Central Bank of Nigeria branch in Calabar.
While urging Cross Riverians not to mortgage their future and sell their birthright by accepting APC’s Greek gift, the party wondered why APC is now resorting to compromising the electoral process if it was popular as it had often claimed.
The council also called on the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, which the APC seeks to compromise using the slush fund, to resist any attempt to be bought and conscripted into an unholy alliance aimed at thwarting the will of the electorate.
“It is now crystal clear to all that APC is fake, not on ground, desperate and afraid of defeat. APC is the opposite of what it pretends to be or how else can one describe a party that claims to be an agent of change and fighting corruption but is currently neck deep in monumental electoral thievery?
“APC ‘s evil mechanizations in Cross River will fail because Cross Riverians have since made up their minds to go with the PDP which represents hope.
“We appeal to INEC to assert its independence and remain steadfast in its avowed commitment to protecting the sanctity of the ballot box.
“They should resist every inducement and intimidation that the APC would subject it to,” he said.
The statement further berated the APC for trying to pollute the sane political atmosphere in Cross River state by introducing monetary inducement into the electoral process.
“Cross Riverians are politically sophisticated and the level of electoral education here is excellent but the APC, aware of its utter hopelessness in the state, is working hard to pollute the system. Cross Riverians should beware of APC’s antics.
“Ignore the APC and its desperation, don’t allow them to pollute you. Go out there tomorrow and vote Atiku and all PDP candidates en-mass. We must reclaim our country from these buccaneers”, the statement quoted the campaign council as charging the people of the state.
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