The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday expressed worries over what it called the latest and familiar antics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “which has been beating war drums ahead of Saturday’s Bayelsa state governorship supplementary election in Southern Ijaw Local Government.”
Its National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni, said the party was “aware of the PDP’s ploy to intimidate eligible voters, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives deployed to ensure peaceful, free and credible supplementary elections.”
Buni urged security agencies to be on high alert over the “dangerous threats by the PDP to cause a breakdown of law and order” in the state.
He added: “Already, the PDP leadership through its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, has issued instructions to PDP members and supporters to “go ahead to use all means necessary” in Saturday’s supplementary election in the Southern Ijaw come Saturday.
“This is among other dangerous threats by the PDP warning of ‘terrible consequences’ to INEC officials and security operatives.
“As the saying goes, history may not repeat itself but it rhymes. It is clear that the PDP is still hung over its old ways of doing things.
“The days of ‘do or die’ politics are over. Never again will the country return to the PDP ways of election fraud and violence. Change has come. We call on the PDP to embrace the new Nigeria where elections are peaceful and votes of the people count.
“The APC is confident in INEC and security agencies ability to deliver peaceful, free and credible supplementary election.”