APC: WE REMAIN DOMINANT PARTY, SAY PDP! #Check Out Our Holistic Analysis & Responses# Though APC represents a strong challenge to the PDP ahead of the 2015 elections, the ruling party remains dominant at all levels of political leadership in the country. APC has 11 of the 36 state governors against PDP’s 23, 32 senators to PDP’s 72 and 134 members of the House of Reps against PDP’s 214. These include APGA elected officials who have publicly aligned with the APC. MEANWHILE the PDP welcomes APC’s registration, the new party poses no threat. Okeke added: “We hope to see a vibrant opposition that will constructively engage the PDP on issues of governance in a way that Nigerians will be the utmost beneficiaries instead of overheating the polity by promoting violence and hatred among the people.” He said Nigerians are not deceived by the change of flag by the opposition as this does not remove their “dictatorial tendencies and penchant for deceit and propaganda”. In its reaction, the Presidency said APC’s registration would deepen the nation’s democracy. Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Political Matters, Barrister Ahmed Gulak, said that the Presidency had never been opposed to the registration of APC. “The Presidency has never been against the registration of the APC. In fact, we have always believed that the smaller parties need to come together so that we can deepen democracy and ensure that political parties are not run like personal estates,” he said.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:56:03 +0000
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