Poll Shift: APC Youths To Occupy Aso Rock, Major Cities

The Trent reports that the youth leaders on Thursday, vowed to to occupy Aso rock and major cities if the forthcoming elections does not hold on the rescheduled dates, March 28 and April 11.

The youth leaders made this known during a meeting by the zonal and state APC youth leaders in Abuja.

The North-west geopolitical zone leader, Mr. Shehu Marshal, who spoke at the meeting, also promises that they will occupy major cities and Aso Rock if the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega is removed from office before the elections.

Marshal, who accused the PDP of interfering with the electoral process said:“Our position is that the march 28 and April 11 election dates are sacrosanct otherwise we will occupy Aso Rock and other major cities in Nigeria.”

Speaking also, Ibrahim Jalo, the party’s national youth leader warned the PDP not to think of shifting the polls again as such move would not be tolerated like the previous one.

“We want to tell them that we have accepted it as our leaders have accepted it but election will be held on the 28 of March and that 28 remains sacrosanct because we will not tolerate any other shift in election dates. As law abiding citizens we have accepted it but if it comes to a point that the government and INEC do not want to conduct election, we will definitely have to take the necessary steps legally possible,” he said.

Jalo, who also commented on Jega’s alleged removal said if the presidency should remove the INEC boss now, it will take us back and everything has to start afresh from the beginning, although the presidency have no reason whatsoever to do such.

Despite threats from the youth wing of the opposition party, the Ekiti state government in a reaction to the possible removal of the INEC chairman has this to say.

Meanwhile, the APC has alleged that the use of card readers in the forthcoming elections is a ploy by the ruling party to either prevent the polls from holding or to rig it.Following anxiety that the country’s general elections might be shifted again, the youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have threatened the Federal Government and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).