How PDP plans to disrupt 2019 election – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) of proliferation of fake news as the country gears up for
campaigns ahead of the 2019 elections.

Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, National Publicity Secretary, said this in a
statement on Wednesday.

He noted that the consequences of fake news include divisions, hate
speech, violence, disruption of democratic processes, among others.

The statement alleged that PDP and its agents have continued to deploy
what he termed the loathsome strategy of misinformation and distortion
of facts.

It said: "While the APC is not surprised at the PDP's typical
theatrics in an attempt to evade scrutiny for its 16 years of
misgovernance, it is instructive to the electorate that no lessons
have been learnt by the prodigal party.

"It is indeed clear to the electorate that the PDP is not a party to
either be trusted or taken seriously as it has missed out on the
opportunity to apologise and show remorse for the cruelty it wrought
on our country while in power.

"What we witness instead is its weekly disgraceful and embarrassing
shadow chasing through fake news and spurious allegations. PDP cannot
pull the wool over the eyes of the good people of this country. It can
cry wolf for all it cares, Nigerians won't be deceived.

"PDP remains a damaged product showing no regret for its retrogressive
old practices, which brought the country to its knees in terms of our
infrastructure, economy, security, values and standing among nations
of the world.

"Instead of engaging the electorate on serious issues of development
such as health, education, economy, foreign policy, security,
corruption, pension, job creation, infrastructure development among
others, the PDP and its agents have chosen to populate the mainstream
and social media space with ludicrous fake news and infantile
conspiracy theories, moving from one absurdity to another.

"While the PDP ups its game as a crybaby, the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led APC administration is busy building a new Nigeria for our
collective progress, peace, unity and prosperity.

"We are restoring our country to its deserved standing among the
comity of progressive nations; fighting corruption and repairing our
value system, diversifying our economic revenue base, creating jobs
and economic opportunities for Nigerians, particularly the poor;
bringing succor to the insurgency-ravaged North-East; reforming the
oil industry, power, defence, pensions, and other critical sectors;
creating a world-class transportation system, amongst others."