A press statement from APC...
The All
Progressives Congress, APC, has just heard over the news media that The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone the
elections by six weeks on the strength of a letter by the security chiefs that
they cannot provide security for the elections nationwide because of the
commitment of its resources to fight insurgency in the north eastern part of
the country.
This is clearly a
major setback for Nigerian democracy, and our Party is meeting in emergency
session to study its implications and will inform Nigerians of its decisions in
the next few days.
In the meantime, though what has happened is highly
provocative, I strongly appeal to all Nigerians to remain calm and desist from
violence and any activity which will compound this unfortunate development. We
must not fall into this obvious trap. Change we must. They can only delay it;
No one can stop it.
I want to assure all Nigerians that the All Progressives
Congress will not abandon its commitment to change and will sustain the
struggle to establish a new Nigeria.
John E. K. Odigie-Oyegun. CON.
National Chairman, APC
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