The decision of the National Council of State at its meeting of
Thursday rejecting the proposal to postpone the February 14, 2015
presidential election and other elections scheduled for the general
elections is the “triumph of the nation and its people over parochial
individual and political interest.”
In a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, Director, Media and Publicity of
the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, the campaign said that the
position of the Council of State vindicates the position of millions of
Nigerians who are ready and keen on the elections and who want to change
the circumstances of the country.
The statement said further that upholding the February 14, 2015 date
and other scheduled dates for the election, confirms the sacrosanct
nature of those dates as well as the May 29, 2015 handover date.
“We are heartened that a major crisis of political and constitutional
nature has been averted which would have made Nigeria the laughing
stock of the civilised world.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has always said
it is ready for the polls, likewise all the security and intelligence
agencies and more importantly, the Nigerian people, who are the voters.
It would have been a terrible disservice if on the basis of personal
interest the elections were postponed.
“No nation learns all the lessons of democracy at once thus it is the
belief of our campaign that INEC, the electoral umpire still has the
chance and is indeed determined and ready to organise credible polls
next week and thereafter.
“We congratulate the masses of our people for the decision of the
Council of State. This is a sure sign that Nigerian people are ready to
sacrifice to back their country from the locusts which have turned it
into a barren land.”
Signed:
Garba Shehu
Directorate of Media and Publicity
APC Presidential Campaign Organisation
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