has said the party is determined to actualise the deregistration of
the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
According to him, the APC and the PDP were unfit to be called
political parties because they lacked clear ideologies which is why
they do not fault the gale of defections that blow across the nation
on the eve of every general election.
He also said the two political parties were complicit in vote-buying
during elections and in the use of taxpayers' money for financing
their activities in flagrant violation of the constitution and the
Electoral Act (as amended).
Fasua stated this while speaking at his formal declaration for the
2019 presidency and the unveiling of his manifesto in Abuja during the
weekend.
He, however, stressed that ANRP would deploy all strategies within the
ambit of the law to ensure the APC and the PDP are de-licensed to
operate as political parties.
He said: "Neither APC nor PDP is different from each other. They are
one. That means; there is no ideological difference between them. We
need to play politics of ideology.
"ANRP is suing INEC and these political parties. We are demanding
their immediate deregistration.
"They have used taxpayers' money wrongly. Governments formed by these
parties are dipping their hands into taxpayers' money to fund the
parties' activities and to also share among themselves. That is
contrary to the constitution. They are also using the money to buy
votes in violation of the Electoral Act.
"These are the reasons we are asking for their deregistration and
de-licensing. We are going to pursue this aim even to the Supreme
Court."
Fasua also took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration, accusing it of insincerity and hypocrisy. He
attributed the failure of the government to deliver the change it
promised Nigerians in 2015 to bad leadership.
He said the 2019 elections would be remarkably different from previous
elections because of the large number of young Nigerians who have
joined the presidential race and are waiting to disrupt the political
landscape of the country with their fresh ideas, passion and energy.
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