The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has dismissed claims that its National Leader, Seriake Dickson, has a secret or open agreement with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to undermine its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The party described the APC administration as “the ruinous and diabolical” government and insisted that Dickson is not working as a front for the ruling party.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the NDC said it had initially intended to ignore the allegations but decided to respond to prevent repeated claims from being accepted as truth.
“Hence, we deem it necessary to issue this strong and unequivocal rebuttal.
“Our National Leader, Distinguished Senator Seriake Dickson, is not a front for the ruling APC or anyone else. He has no secret or open deal whatsoever with the ruinous and diabolical APC regime.
“Anyone who knows Senator Dickson’s public service record, and is in his right senses, will not associate him with any under the table arrangement to sabotage his own party and its Presidential Candidate and running mate, Mr. Peter Obi and Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
“Senator Dickson could have taken the easy way out by joining the APC. Instead, he chose the hard, honourable path of building a party with like minds, a party that will liberate Nigeria from the vice grip of the buccaneers currently in power.”
