The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the directive by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its officials across the country to relocate to and remain in Osun State until after the August 9 election as a brazen assault on democracy tailored to intimidate the electorate and prevent them from freely voting the candidate of their choice.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Monday
said “the directive is in furtherance of APC’s two-pronged plot to move
in billions of naira to induce voters as well as smuggle in thousands of armed thugs from other APC states to cause mayhem and disrupt the process in the face of defeat.”
The PDP pointed out that in seeking to import mercenaries from other
states, the APC has exposed the fact that it lacked genuine followership in Osun State, adding that such explains the reason it has remained distraught by the massive support being enjoyed by the PDP.
“Having realised that the people are now with the PDP, a desperate APC
is doing everything to cause confusion, intimidate the people and prevent them from expressing their wishes and aspirations in a free election.
“However, we wish to inform the APC that they will be disgraced as no amount of intimidation and inducement will deter the people of Osun State from pushing through their resolve to end the APC reign of impunity on August 9. Indeed, never in history has good been defeated by
evil”, the party said.
The statement also described as laughable, APC’s allegation that the PDP seeks to reap where it did not sow. Noting that Osun remains a core PDP
state, the party said “Nigerians are aware that the APC never won election in Osun State but is merely enjoying a mandate stolen from the PDP through the court.”
The PDP therefore called on the people of Osun State to remain calm and vigilant while charging them to resist any attempt by the enemies of their state to subvert their collective will at the polls.
The party also called on Nigerians to note the developments and hold the
APC responsible should there be any breakdown of law and order in Osun State.
