Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has said the Independent National
Electoral Commission cannot fail to register the All Progressive
Congress as a political Party because doing so will bias.
Speaking on the controversy over the alleged existence of a political
party that bears the acronym APC which may deny the opposition
political parties from being registered, Oshiomhole said merger by
political parties is a right which cannot be violated by any
institution.
” I know that it is the right of political parties to merge. We have
merged to form APC, All Progressive Congress; so, if people choose to
trivialise it, it is up to them. I know that Independent National
Electoral Commission will register APC because if they don’t they leave
themselves open to accusation.
“Everybody knows that this has been on the national discourse over
the period; it is not a new issue. And if people want to play these
cheap games, first it shows that they are panicking and I don’t see any
reason why people should be panicking.
“In a genuine democracy, it is in our interest those, in power and
those out of power, to create viable alternative platform for people to
make an informed choice. No party is too good to rule forever, nor is
any party too bad to be out of power forever.
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