ACN Denies APC Interim Leadership’s An All-Muslim Affair

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned in strong terms the
relentless campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress
(APC), describing the latest attempt to use ethno-religious sentiments
to destroy the fledgling party as a cheap shot that has fallen flat on
the faces ofthe purveyors of falsehood.
ACN National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement
issued in Lagos on Sunday, however thanked Nigerians for rejecting
refusing to be swayed by the arguments ofthose who it said are hell
bent on perpetuating mediocre leadership in Nigeria.
"These purveyors of falsehood do not want good governance. That's why
theyare peddling the lies that the interim leadership of the APC is
controlled by Muslims, and that it did not reflect the country's
plural values.
"The truth is that while ethno-religious sentiments did not form the
criteria used in selecting the interim leadership, we wereconscious
that Nigeria is a country of plural values. That is why we have 17
Christians and 18 Muslims (the best balance possible in the odd number
of 35 posts that were shared). That is why the 35 occupiers of the
opositions are from 29different states, four more than the 25
stipulated by INEC. It was equal opportunity across all zones!" it
said.
ACN challenged anyone whodoubts the authenticity of the facts and
figures it provided to verify them at INEC, instead of taking to
theSocial Media to spread rumours.
The party described the latest attempt to abort the APC baby as the
last-ditch futile effort by those who have mounted similar campaigns
against the party in the past."First, they ambushed us by duplicating
our acronym, sponsored of course by those who are well known to
Nigerians and, when that failed to slow down our momentum, they said
the sharing of posts will divide us and ultimately sound our death
knell. With these moves having failed woefully, they have now played
what they considered their most potent joker: the ethno-religious
card.
"Thankfully, this too has failed. Nigerians are so desirous of good
governance that they will not allow any play on sentiments to shake
their resolve," it said.
ACN said the promoters of the APC are so determined to give Nigeria
the good leadership that has eluded the country for so long that they
have decided to shelvetheir differences and make whatever sacrifices
that are necessary to achieve their objective.
Consequently, the party implored all Nigerians who want an end to the
rapacious and incompetent leadership currently plaguing their country
to continue to disregard the attempts by enemies of progress to
sabotage the birth of the APC just as it advised all to be vigilant in
the days ahead, saying "After all, it is said that eternal vigilance
is the priceof liberty."