by Kolapo Olapoju

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the administration of President Jonathan, has hatched a plot to postpone next month’s general elections.

The opposition party stated that the recently released findings of the Department of State Security on its raid of the APC Data Centre, is part of the plan to raise doubts about “the integrity of the voter’s register to be used for the forthcoming polls, and subsequently force a postponement of the elections”.

This allegation was made by Lai Mohammed, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a press conference on Sunday, January 11, at the APC Data Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.

Mohammed accused the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party of being in bed with the DSS in the scheme to push forward the general election.

Mohammed stated: “We will like to tell all Nigerians that the crap called ‘findings’ of the DSS is part of the ongoing efforts by the Jonathan Administration to postpone next month’s general elections. Having seen the handwriting on the wall vis-a-vis the growing rejection of the PDP by Nigerians, the Jonathan Administration has gone into a panic mode, while embarking on a plan to postpone the elections.”

“Apparently, the thinking at the DSS, which is working in cahoots with the PDP, is that its report that the APC plans to hack into the voters’ registration Data Base of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will raise doubts about the integrity of the voter’s register to be used for the forthcoming polls, and subsequently force a postponement of the elections since the existing register cannot be used for the polls.”

Furthermore, the statement said: “Unfortunately for DSS and the PDP, this thinking was based on a wrong premise, as we will show shortly, and it has backfired. Before you say our claim is outlandish, remember that some prominent Nigerians have publicly called for the postponement of the election – which can only benefit the Jonathan Administration and delay its impending Waterloo at the polls.”

“Place the calls side by side with the apparently doctored outcome of the DSS investigations and the timing of the report’s release, and you will understand where they are coming from.”