Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), have restated their
commitment to the development of democracy in Nigeria despite its shortcomings.
They said this in seperate reactions to the latest report by
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, US Department of State, on
the 2023 general elections, yesterday.
National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo
Ologunagba, in a chat with Vanguard said, “I am yet to read the report. But one
thing we, as a party can assure Nigerians is that we remain committed to the
advancement of democracy in our country.
“We are also committed to ensuring that our country does not
become a one-party state or slide into dictatorship.”
Speaking in a similar vein, his counterpart in the Labour
Party, Obiora Ifoh, said, “With all said and done, take solace in the fact that
the report was fair enough to admit that there were irregularities including
but not limited to: vote buying, ballot box snatching, intimidation and
physical attacks on our party supporters especially in Lagos.
“The report was magnanimous enough to note that supporters
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) suppressed votes in areas dominated by
our supporters during the March 2023 governorship election in Lagos.
“To say the outcome of such an election reflects the
majority view of Nigerians is left for the people to judge.
“Our commitment to the development of democracy in Nigeria
remains unshakable.”
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