The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s sponsored sabotage of its (APC) ongoing membership registration exercise in several states of the federation and its rush to condemn the process have shown that it (PDP) is a cog in the wheel of democracy.
A statement issued in Lagos yesterday by APC Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said since one of the ways to truncate democracy is by stifling popular participation, the PDP as a party stands accused of working to truncate Nigeria’s democracy by its campaign of lies against the APC membership registration.
The statement added that the only reason the PDP hurriedly called a press briefing to disparage another party’s membership registration exercise is because the ruling party had seen the handwriting on the wall, since the registration started, and had consequently become jittery.
“The PDP is wrong about its claim that the APC is engaging in phantom registration. The party should know that while anyone can manufacture numbers, no one can manufacture human beings. Therefore, in the fullness of time, any party that gives a fake number of its membership will get its comeuppance”, Mohammed said.
However, in reaction to the announcement of the extension of APC’s membership registration by two days, PDP yesterday said it was indicative of rejection by Nigerians of the party.
In a statement by its national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, PDP said: “This is the first sign of rejection for the boastful APC. It is a clear indication that the party is neither on ground nor does it command the followership its claims”.
