APC/PDP face-off: ‘War’ over manifesto is healthy for democracy – CNPP
In reaction to People’s Democratic Party’s critique of All Progressives Congress’s manifesto, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Monday said that “manifesto war” is healthy in liberal democracy as it would present the electorate with alternative viewpoints to choose from.
The National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Mr Osita Okechukwu, stated this in a statement made available to DailyPost in Abuja.
Okechukwu said: “The CNPP wholeheartedly welcomes the return of `Manifesto War’ in our national political discourse.
“We salute the All Progressives Congress (APC), not only for presenting a manifesto that attracted the intense and rabid attention of the PDP, but for making the war against corruption number one of its agenda.
“In the last 13 year, Nigerians were bombarded with the divisive factor of tribe or religion and issues were not canvassed.
“All we can say is let the music of `Manifesto War’ play-on, for it clearly separates the wheat from the chaff.
“This in no small measure will assist our people to make their choice as we approach the 2015 general elections.”
Okechukwu recalled that “the 2011 presidential election was dominated by hot contest of zoning or no zoning and not what candidates can offer”.
PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh, had in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, accused APC of copying his party’s manifesto.
“It is a very poor imitation, a bland parody of the manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party,” he said
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