Baring any last minute changes, the All Progressive Congress APC, is expected to resume campaign activities, any moment.
This followed decision by the APC National caucus, and the backing received from the party’s National Leader, Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu however added a proviso to the effect the the resumption of campaigns will “depend on resource availability”
Tinubu while speaking with State House Correspondents after the meeting in Abuja on Monday, said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC went against provisions of the Electoral Act by insisting that parties cannot campaign before the rescheduled Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections.
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“ By law, we should continue to energise our people; it depends on our resources. Because the Electoral Act allows us to that; and ask led us to stop campaigning only 24 hours before the actual election”
“And once you changed the date to Feb. 23, you have given us the opening to campaign and energise.
“If you a garden and you don’t nourish with water, the grass will remain dormant; we don’t want our party to remain dormant.
“This is ability of leadership to convert adversity to opportunity and prosperity and that’s it; that’s what we must do.
He however noted that INEC, under the law , are empowered to postpone, cancel and do whatever is necessary to ensure free and fair election.
“No party other the anger, the disappointment, no party can reverse that. So, we are ready for Feb. 23.
Tinubu who also reacted to President Buhari’s shoot Order to security operatives defended the order adding that “ the president was just reinforcing the fact that if you are out there snatching ballot boxes, and causing destructions, you are at risk of your own life. Whatever happens to you”
He however stated that “ no president will give an order that his own citizens should be shot summarily”
“No! No, its okay, emotions are running high these days. Any individual including myself can be misinterpreted.
“These are not his words; he is a law abiding person and he understands categorically and clearly what rule of law is and the lives of individual citizens, that he is in that office to protect
“Now, let me run this; he has been fighting Boko Haram, kidnappers and all these before this election, did you hear him asking them to be shot? and executed summarily?
“ If he has gone through that in the last five years, please give him a benefit of the doubt.
