The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), today issued a stern warning against any last minute disqualification of its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, in order to clear the way for what it termed easy victory for President Goodluck Jonathan or even another postponement of the elections.
The APC is apparently reacting to the adjournment of the consolidated suit which sought to disqualify Buhari from the presidential race over various allegations that touches on his certificate.
The judgment Is expected to be handed down tomorrow (Wednesday).
The APC in a statement in Abuja, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed argued that, "If it is true, as it is being widely speculated across the country, that the Jonathan administration has procured a judgment to disqualify the APC presidential candidate on Wednesday, when the Federal High Court in Abuja is expected to rule on the issue, then it portends a great danger for our country.
"Anyone, who will disqualify a presidential candidate on the eve of an election, can only have one and only one purpose for that: to trigger chaos and pandemonium across the country.
"Perhaps this is the reason for the deployment of troops across the country to crack down on possible protests and create confusion.
"Then, those who orchestrated the disqualification will simply use what they expect to be angry reactions nationwide as an excuse to postpone the elections again, thus triggering a constitutional crisis, the end of which no one can predict.
"This is why we are hoping that good reason will prevail and nothing will be done, deliberately, to plunge Nigeria into crisis by the same people, who have always been quick to say their political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.”
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