Atiku Camp Kicks As APC Moves To Shift Election

The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday rejected moves by the ruling All Progres­sives Congress (APC) to shift the 2023 general elections by four weeks.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its timetable had announced that the Presidential and National Assem­bly elections will hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, followed by the Governorship and State Assembly elections on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

However, credible sources in the APC informed Daily Independent that the move to have the election timetable adjusted is being spear­headed by an APC governor.

Already, Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which has the blessings of President Mu­hammadu Buhari.

The governors are seeking a declaration that the demonetisation policy of the federation being currently carried out by the CBN under the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari is not in compliance with the extant provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 and actual laws on the subject.

They are also asking the court to make a declaration that the three-month notice given by the Federal Govern­ment and the CBN under the directive of the president of the Federal Republic of Nige­ria, the expiration of which will render the old bank notes inadmissible as legal tender, is in gross violation of the provisions of section 20(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 which specifies that reasonable notice must be given before such a policy and that the limit cannot be outside that provided under Section 22(1) of the CBN Act 2007.

Daily Independent source, who confirmed the plot to ex­tend the general elections, said it may be due to the protests and hardship being witnessed as a result of the naira and fuel scarcity, which has forced some candidates and parties to suspend their campaigns.

“The APC is seeking a post­ponement of the election by four weeks and the move is led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. I think it has to do with the current chaos being experi­enced as a result of the naira and fuel scarcity,” the source said of the alleged move by the APC to shift the 2023 election.

Source: Daily Independent

Send Us A Press Statement Advertise With Us Contact Us

 And For More Nigerian News Visit GWG.NG