The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts Nigerians and the
international community that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has
become technically invalidated and now lacks the statutory structure to
operate as a political party in our country.
This is given the pronouncement of the Supreme Court which clearly
pointed to the nullity of APC’s subsistence and activities as a
political party, for having a sitting governor, Governor Mai Mala Buni
of Yobe state, as its Chairman, in total violation of section 183 of the
1999 Constitution (as amended) as well as the provisions of Article
17(4) of the APC constitution.
A further interpretation of the pronouncement of the Supreme Court
showed that all activities of the APC under Mai Mala Buni, including
nomination of candidates for elections, agreements, official decision
reached, establishment of committees for statutory activities as well as
its planned ward, local government and states congresses now hang
loosely on the threat of invalidity.
The fate of the APC as a defunct party is already sealed and the party
cannot come out of this self-inflicted quagmire even if it engages in
the drama of appointing a new National Chairman in place of Mai Mala
Buni.
This is because the APC has become statutorily vacuous, without a valid
National Working Committee, without a valid National Executive Committee
(NEC) and without a valid Board of Trustees (BoT) to legally initiate or
carry out any official function including convoking any platform for the
administration of the party. It is end of the road for the APC.
In this regard, the PDP counsels all aspirants for the planned APC ward,
local government and state congresses as well as the national convention
to note that the APC is now in a state of “let the buyer beware”.
Such intending aspirants should be cautious of putting their precious
time and resources in a damaged vehicle that has come to the end of an
ill-fated journey.
In the same vein, those hoping to use the APC as a vehicle to realize
their ambitions as President, governor, federal and state legislators as
well as other elective offices should note the fate that has befallen
the party.
Moreover, our party sympathizes with the APC governorship candidate in
the coming Anambra governorship election over the misfortune of trying
to journey in a political “one chance bus”.
The PDP calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
state electoral commissions, the Judiciary, the National Assembly as
well as other institutions of democracy in Nigeria to note this
development and take appropriate actions.
The fate that has befallen the APC is the direct consequence of its
recourse to impunity, corruption, malpractices, recklessness, disregard
to rule of law and total absence of internal democracy.
On our part, the PDP, as a bastion of democracy in Nigeria remains
committed to our ideology and vision of our founding fathers and will
continue to rally with Nigerians in the collective quest to rescue our
dear nation from the misrule and stranglehold of the now crippled APC.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
