{"id":4833,"date":"2019-02-18T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2019-02-18T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:38:23","slug":"inec-informed-pdp-before-postponing-polls-apc-chairman-oshiomhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/inec-informed-pdp-before-postponing-polls-apc-chairman-oshiomhole","title":{"rendered":"INEC informed PDP before postponing polls \u2013 APC chairman, Oshiomhole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the Independent of National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its officials shared the news of planned postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before taking the action.<\/p>\n<p>Oshiomhole spoke at the emergency caucus meeting of the APC held in Abuja Monday following the postponement of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>The former Edo State Governor said, \u201cI can put my hands on the quran and swear that INEC and its officials informed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before postponing the election. The PDP were well acquainted with the plans to move to the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why they did not receive the news with shock. They made us look like fools, because we were busy preparing for the elections while they were relaxing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the Independent of National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its officials shared the news of planned postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before taking the action. 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