The war of words between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, has continued with the PDP boasting that its rival, has already conceded defeat even before the election.
The bye-election, which is slated for August 30, has continued to produce verbal altercations between the two major political parties.
In its latest offensive, the PDP described threats by the APC to boycott the senatorial bye-election over “trumped up allegations,” as clear manifestation that the party is “already dead on arrival”.
In a quick reaction against the opposition party, the PDP deputy chairman, Barr. Tanko Beji, described the actions of the opposition as “defeatist tendencies deployed by the APC to cover its shame.”
Beji described the allegations by the APC as unsubstantiated, and called on the party to put its house in order in preparation for the by-election that was postponed to August 30, instead of August 16, as earlier agreed during the meeting at the instance of INEC in the state.
The APC had accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo of romancing with the PDP-led government in Niger State. In a statement signed by the state publicity secretary of the APC, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, the party maintained that the REC was not neutral and could not a conduct free and fair election.
Apart from his closeness with the PDP-led government in the state, the APC also claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was a card-carrying member of the ruling party and had contested gubernatorial the election in Kogi State.
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