The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation says it had been vindicated on its stance of not participating in the presidential campaign debates owing to the outbreak of rumpus among the organizers, the Nigeria Election Debate Group.
A press statement signed by APCPCO Media Director, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Sunday, noted that sordid details coming out of the organizers of the debate would have tainted the APC candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, had he presented himself to the group.
He said: “We at the APC Presidential Campaign got the eye-opening news of the press conference by the Value and Integrity Group accusing the Nigeria Election Debate Group, the crux of the allegation being that some members of the NEDG have been monetarily influenced.
“Although the group failed to mention from what source the monies came from, we had taken a position, based on intelligence made available to us that the PDP has compromised the integrity of an unnamed few in the NEDG with huge and ridiculous sums of money.
“And watching President Goodluck Jonathan reading from a prepared script gleefully as he answered questions in the debate confirmed our suspicion that there will be “EXPO”.
“Without a fore-knowledge of the question to be asked, how did the president come with prepared answers?
“These two scenarios: The allegation of corrupt inducements in the NEDG and the president reading from a prepared script during the debate validates our reasons for abstaining from the debate.”
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