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PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by jcflex(m): 7:34pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Tuesday, raised the alarm of a fresh plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to postpone the forth coming general elections slated for March 28 and April 11. The senators, who walked out ofthe plenary to address the National Assembly correspondents in the Senate, alleged that the Presidency, in collaboration with the ruling PDP, were planning to arm-twist the electoral umpire to canvass a shift of using the card reader as an excuse. Their reaction followed the submission of Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, while moving a motion for the summon of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru jega, over the planned use of the card reader for the election. Ndoma-Egba, had argued that the use of card readers would contravene Section 52 of the Electoral Act which prohibits the use of electronic device during election. But the senators, led by their leader, Senator George Akume, insisted at the news conference that anything short of conducting the elections as scheduled, and using the card reader to avoid rigging, might lead to a civil war. They argued that since the card reader was meant for the accreditation of the voters, its usage would not constitute a breach of the Electoral Act as postulated by the Senate Leader. The opposition senators alleged that the PDP leadership, having failed to use the security challenges and poor collection of Permanent Voter Cards as excuses to postpone the polls again, had started a fresh plot by hiding under the card reader’s usage. Akume said, “Elections must be held as rescheduled, it is important that the Independent National Electoral Commission must do this in order to avoid unpleasant consequences. “Nigeria is a huge and complex society, culturally, structurally, and everything must be done to avoid the Somalia experience. There would be too many warlords in this country should we fail to do what is right. “Nigerians deserve the best. Card readers will add value to the conduct of the elections; we are talking about free and fair elections. Time has passed when people carry ballot boxes and papers to their respective rooms, thumb-print and bring them for counting the following day. “The whole world is watching this county. We have become a laughing stock, we are becoming a banana republic. “We are even more patriotic than those who are in government. We want elections and card readers to be applied; they must be used, otherwise, the elections can never be free and fair. “If a country like Ghana can get it right, using the card reader, why can’t the giant ofAfrica do it? IfSierra Leone can do it, even Liberia, why can’t Nigeria do it? We are waiting for INEC to do it; INEC must use it. “Card readers are a must to ensure free, credible, acceptable elections. To do otherwise won’t be acceptable” The senators also vowed to frustrate any plan by the ruling PDP to extend President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration through the composition of an Interim National Government. Akume said, “There is no country in the world whose leader can sit down and do what we are doing here, to undermine our democracy. That is tantamount to treason. “We have nothing like Interim Government in our constitution and of course, there is nothing like coup in our constitution and therefore, we must do the right thing. The president himself has sworn to protect this country and therefore,where he is going wrong, he must be corrected.” www.punchng.com/news/pdp-plotting-another-poll-shift-apc-senators-allege/ 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by SSSlytherin2(m): 7:37pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Punch o 5 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by latability(m): 7:41pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
APC wanted to rig the election first b4 nemesis caught up with them.. Now is time for PDP to do there own... Is a game of eye for an eyes.. Hahahaha GEJ we are strongly behind u 28 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 7:41pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 7:42pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
What is PDP afraid of? Why Jonathan and PDP fear PVC and card reader more than they fear bullets? 136 Likes 11 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 7:42pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 7:43pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
latability: Werey 145 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Elslim: 7:43pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
GEJ doin evrytin humanly and spiritually possible to stay in aso rock since 1872 30 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by adioolayi(m): 7:46pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
latability:Werey gidi Suffering from mad cow disease 121 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by SOLMICHAEL(m): 7:49pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Their plan will fail!!! 10 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by RedArrow: 7:55pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
PDP is now the opposition party Opposing anything since Buhari became APC candidate. Buhariphobia 85 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by hazyfm1: 7:59pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
IT WON'T WORK 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by 1stola: 7:59pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
PDPïgs Party of shameless old fools. 24 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by meforyou1(m): 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
All Political Criminals 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Ilekeh(f): 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
They want more time to hide sponsorship evidence and to clear out our bank before they clear out of Aso rock in March. And oh what glorious day it will be when the breeze of change sweeps through Aso-Rock. 17 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Maczeelly(m): 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Hmmmm Pdp una no dey tire APC 2 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Okay |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Calebosko(m): 8:00pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by SomebodyLovesMe: 8:01pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
PDP is on a campaign of desperation, following 6 years of failure disguised as 'transformation'. The people of Nigeria have had enough. No amount of scheming, rigging or manipulation can save GEJ or PDP now. 23 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by seunfly: 8:01pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
We already know that. 1 Like |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by coldsummer: 8:01pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
[size=18pt]What's GEJ so afraid of? Some people say he's the best thing after sliced bread so why the heck is he running like a rebel without a cause [/size] 48 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by englishmart(m): 8:02pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
there was never a country 2 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by henrydadon(m): 8:02pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
mehn if dem like make dem conduct d election on christmas day..ion give a fu#k..its their own cup of tea 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by seunfly: 8:02pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
latability:People like you are curse to this Nation. God will get rid of you all. 46 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by igbsam(m): 8:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
Nna na wa o why is all dis happening 1 Like |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by suretman(m): 8:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
latability: Original weyrey 31 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by teemanbastos(m): 8:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
i am sure Buhari has won 17 Likes |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by jaybee104(m): 8:03pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
APC and there accusations me don tire fr dem sef 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Tttoyin(m): 8:04pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
coupe ll rest the case if such hapn.......GMB till 2019....cofederal system of government......change in kwara 1 Like |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Alexisu: 8:05pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
latability: Bros Abeg go through your comment again? 21 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by EasyBundles(m): 8:05pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Plotting Another Poll Shift Using Card Reader As Excuse, APC Senators Allege by Nobody: 8:06pm On Feb 17, 2015 |
I doubt they will be stupid enough to do that. |
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