PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition

The All Progressives Congress has described as
deceitful, obstructionist and provocative the
petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari
by the 16 PDP Federal Lawmakers from Rivers
over the State's Governorship Election Petition
Tribunal, saying those who are blatantly
obstructing the course of justice are the same
ones now trying to play the victim.
In a statement in Abuja, Thursday, by its National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the
party said despite the order from the Tribunal, the
damnable duo of Rivers PDP and the INEC have
colluded to ensure that the Rivers APC neither
gets the certified true copies of requested
documents nor inspect the electoral materials
used for the Governorship Polls.
"Because we are a law-abiding party, unlike the
anarchists in the PDP and their flagrant INEC
collaborators, we reported this to the Tribunal,
which then said it was not up to it to enforce the
order given earlier. This was why we reported to
the security agencies, especially the Police and
the Department of State Services."Even though
the Police IG intervened to ensure that the order
of the Tribunal was carried out, the Rivers INEC
still refused.
"Nigerians can now see that there is no truth
whatsoever in the petition written by the intrusive
Rivers PDP Senators and House of
Representatives members that the DSS and the
military were being used to obstruct justice.
"Knowing fully well that they cooked the figures,
and that their figures cannot hold up in the face
of serious scrutiny, the Rivers PDP has resorted
to using all the tricks in the books to delay the
proceedings at the Tribunal, hoping that by so
doing, the statutory 180 days we have to prove
our case will expire.
The party urged the 16 PDP lawmakers to tell
their people to stop constituting an obstacle to
the course of justice by allowing the Rivers APC
access to the election materials, instead of
writing frivolous petitions and blaming the victims
of their lawlessness.
"The PDP has always been a lawless and anarchic
party. This is why they think others are like them.
In pursuing our petition at the Tribunal, we do not
seek any favour beyond what the law prescribes.
But we will not fold our arms and allow anyone
to bury us under the ruble of injustice. We will
use all constitutional and legal means to ensure
that justice prevails," it warned.