ACN faults persistent campaign of calumny against APC
(Nigeria) The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has condemned the persistent campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing the attempt to use ethno-religious sentiments to destroy the budding party as a cheap shot that has fallen flat on the faces of the purveyors of falsehood.
In a statement in Lagos on Sunday by its National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party, however, thanked Nigerians
for rejecting the attempt, going by their reactions on the Social Media where
the latest campaign is being waged by those who are hell bent on perpetuating
mediocre leadership in Nigeria.
''These purveyors of falsehood do not want good governance.
That's why they are peddling the lies that the interim leadership of the APC is
controlled by Muslims, and that it did not reflect the country's plural values.
''The truth is that while ethno-religious sentiments did not
form the criteria used in selecting the interim leadership, we were conscious that
Nigeria is a country of plural values. That is why we have 17 Christians and 18
Muslims (the best balance possible in the odd number of 35 posts that were
shared). That is why the 35 occupiers of the positions are from 29 different
states, four more than the 25 stipulated by INEC. It was equal opportunity
across all zones!'' it said.
ACN challenged anyone who doubts the authenticity of the
facts and figures quoted above to verify them at INEC, instead of taking to the
Social Media to spread rumours.
The party described the latest attempt to abort the APC baby
as the last-ditch effort by those who have mounted similar campaigns against
the party in the past, to no avail.
''First, they ambushed us by duplicating our acronym,
sponsored of course by those who are well known to Nigerians and, when that
failed to slow down our momentum, they said the sharing of posts will divide us
and ultimately sound our death knell. With these moves having failed woefully,
they have now played what they considered their most potent joker: the
ethno-religious card.
Thankfully, this too has failed.Nigerians are so desirous of
good governance that they will not allow any play on sentiments to shake their resolve,''
it said.
ACN said the promoters of the APC are so determined to give
Nigeria the good leadership that has eluded the country for so long that they have
decided to shelve their differences and make whatever sacrifices that are
necessary to achieve their objective.
The party appealed to all Nigerians who want an end to the
rapacious and incompetent leadership currently plaguing their country to
continue to disregard the attempts by enemies of progress to sabotage the birth
of the APC, in addition to being vigilant in the days ahead, saying: ''After
all, it is said that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.''
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