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Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by gen2briz(m): 8:48am On Mar 14, 2013 |
The plan to sabotage the All Progressives Congress (APC) is dead on arrival, the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said yesterday. Tinubu criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for, according to him, making itself a tool in the hands of those who do not want the new party to be registered. The former Lagos governor, who fingered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the plot, said there are fifth columnists in the electoral body conniving with the ruling party to sabotage the proposed party. He said: “When we formulated the name of our new party, we agreed to stick to the rule of law and govern the affairs of the party democratically. “But when the opposition saw the acceptance of APC by Nigerians, they went to the market square in Abuja to get a phoney name as African Peoples Congress. This is a fictitious name, which has never been heard anywhere before now. That baby is a stillborn and it will not survive.” Advising the electoral body to drop the robe of “partiality”, Tinubu said if INEC must protect its integrity and show the world that it is not working in collaboration with the PDP to sabotage the efforts of opposition parties, the electoral umpire must drop its “biased” stance against the registration of the APC. Tinubu said: “The discovery of phantom African Peoples Congress in the INEC register is a ruse and an attempt to stifle our new party. All Progressives Congress members have been holding meetings before now and nobody has come out to say there is a party somewhere with the same acronym with our party. “The only APC we have is All Progressives Congress. There is no way you can commit abortion after the baby is born. Without collaboration with the INEC officials, there is no way anybody could make bold to say one APC exists somewhere, apart from All Progressives Congress. Nobody can successfully say that without active connivance of the PDP. “Tell them that we are not worried because they will be put to shame. APC will be registered and it will be All Progressives Congress.” Tinubu spoke at the inauguration of a new secretariat built by the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area in Ebute-Metta. The four-storey building is named after the former governor. The gathering was excited when the ACN leader reacted to a comment credited to PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who described his party and leaders as Barcelona and Lionel Messi. He said: “The national chairman of the PDP said they are Messi and Barcelona; let me tell them that now, C. Ronaldo of the Real Madrid has defeated Messi and his club.” Tinubu urged Nigerians to support APC in its efforts to rescue Nigeria from poverty and insecurity, describing the party as Armoured Personnel Carrier, the crime-fighting all-weather, all- steel militancy vehicle commonly used by the police. . Describing the local government as the artery of development of any state, Tinubu said without local governments, there can never be connection between the state and the grassroots. He said he was proud of the achievement, of Governor Babatunde Fashola and the ACN in the state. Tinubu said: “To the glory of God, I am proud that the local councils I created did well when I was in office. They are not doing badly under the leadership of Fashola. Those that objected to the creation of 57 local councils have been put to shame with the developmental projects the council chairmen have delivered to the people of Lagos State. At the event were the top government functionaries, including the Secretary to the Lagos State government, Mrs Idiat Adebule, who represented Fashola, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Ademorin Kuye and Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Also at the event were party leaders, led by the chairman of Lagos State ACN, Chief Henry Ajomale, Lagos Central ACN leader, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Defence, Ademola Seriki and Chief Mutiu Are. Mr. Oladele Adekanye, the mainland local government chairman was the host. Source http://thenationonlineng.net/new/news/tinubu-blasts-inec-over-apc/
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Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by nduchucks: 9:18am On Mar 14, 2013 |
For all practical purposes, Ojuyobo has successfully transformed himself into a full force to be reckoned with. We all have to admit that we all had one or more youthful indiscretions which are ultimately trumped by our adult discretions. Jagaban Borgu, carry go. |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by Nobody: 9:24am On Mar 14, 2013 |
The gathering was excited when the ACN leader reacted to a comment credited to PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who described his party and leaders as Barcelona and Lionel Messi. He said: “The national chairman of the PDP said they are Messi and Barcelona; let me tell them that now, C. Ronaldo of the Real Madrid has defeated Messi and his club.” Messi vs Ronaldo - in a game of two halves... |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by MrGarri1: 9:33am On Mar 14, 2013 |
INEC shouldn't allow PDP to destroy what's left of their dwindling credibility A WISE is enough for the WORD!! |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by Nobody: 9:42am On Mar 14, 2013 |
Dame Patience said it & I was wondering the tactics they were going to employ, but now, it is now very obvious. But sha make dem no 4get say boss dey always dey kill n even beat actor well well until the last fight for inside films ooo... 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by grafikii: 9:48am On Mar 14, 2013 |
The special one has spoken aka Mourinho of Nigerian politics. |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by slimghost(m): 10:01am On Mar 14, 2013 |
Imagine Tinubu wanting to rescue Nigeria! I laff in bollywood! |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by Pizzanatty(m): 10:11am On Mar 14, 2013 |
Hv got some questions... Are they expectn INEC to hv approached them telling them dt d name(APC) has been registered when dey ar holdn dere merger meetings? Are they (APC) cryn fowl b4 hand so dt wen dey finally loose out in 2015...dey will say dey said it earlier dt INEC is workn wit PDP? If it happened dt APC were d one power can dey guaranttee d level of fairness and credibilty INEC is achieving under GEJ administratn wea ACN,Labour etc will win election and result being announced? APC should just put dere house in order,come up wit better idealogy,carve out a new name and logo dt can b easily identified by all d citizenry,create awareness and campaign and face PDP and stop shouting all around... All i knw is most of dem dt ar spare headn ds new opposition party dont hv anytyn 2 offer,...dey ar just power drunk and nt having d interest of nigerians at heart if nt comment like 'WRESTLING POWER 4RM PDP,'UNSEATING PDP' etc should nt b d case.... |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by PointB: 10:16am On Mar 14, 2013 |
Abegii, If African Peoples Congress meets the requirement and are registered there is nothing Tinubu or anyone for that matter can do about it. Tinubu/ACN should quit whining and do things properly. |
Re: Tinubu Blasts INEC Over APC by Nobody: 11:04am On Mar 14, 2013 |
TInubu should stop playing emotional politics. What stopped them from registering APC 24hrs after it was announced. I think what he should do is find our the registrants of APC (African Progressives Congress) and invite them to merge with them to guarantee that name. As far as I am concerned, INEC under its operational by-laws can not deny any one coming for registration because there is noise in the airwaves about a phantom mega party. Tinubu should quit emotional politics and play an intelligent game. This is a landslide shame! |
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