Alleged plot to postpone elections unfounded - Presidency

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By Henry Umoru

THE Presidency has denied plans to postpone next month’s general elections as alleged by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

President Goodluck Jonathan

In a statement yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Prof Rufai Ahmed Alkali, the Presidency accused the APC that through its members and supporters, it has been doing everything possible to frustrate the conduct of a free and fair electoral process and not the PDP and the presidency as alleged by the opposition.

The Political Adviser who noted that APC has been breaching the Abuja Peace Accord which all the presidential candidates subscribed to with impunity, however emphasised that Presisednt Goodluck Jonathan has been receiving unprecedented support since he embarked on the nationwide campaign and he was fully prepared for the election with the PDP.

Alkali in the statement said, “The attempt to denigrate the Presidency of Nigeria and drag it down the cesspit of vile propaganda and rumour mongering is unfortunate and signpost the APC’s disregard for our revered institutions.

“Nigerians have seen President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan criss-cross the length and breadth of the country in the last one month to rousing receptions everywhere. This certainly is not the sign of someone who is frightened about elections or unprepared for same.

“From our tours and the unprecedented outpour of goodwill, we are confident of a wider margin of victory than ever before. We are ready and fully prepared for this election.’’

“We wish to draw the attention of Nigerians to the fact that it is the APC and their unruly supporters that have been doing everything possible to frustrate the conduct of a free and fair electoral process. They have consistently violated the Abuja Peace Accord through violent conducts in Katsina, Bauchi, Taraba, Gombe and Plateau States.

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Alleged plot to postpone elections unfounded - Presidency