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The Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to get it disqualified in the March 28 election.

In a statement on Wednesday, Taofik Gani, the party’s state publicity secretary, said the opposition was planning to implicate the PDP in a rally that is against the electoral law on political campaigns.

“The instruction is pertinent and expedient as the party has got winds of APC’s plans to use fake PDP campaign groups to hold rallies on Friday with the motive of accusing the PDP of flouting electoral guideline on deadline for campaigns,” the statement read.

The party said it had issued reminders and instructions to all candidates and campaign groups in the party to terminate their campaigns latest 12 midnight on Thursday.

The party emphasized that any group on rally for the PDP after 12 midnight on Thursday did not have the approval of the party.

Gani urged the police to arrest anyone or any group claiming to campaign on behalf of PDP.

PDP maintained that its deliberate strategy to concede four house of representatives and two state house of assembly seats to non-indigenes in the state would boost its chances of re-electing President Goodluck Jonathan and taking over the state.

“Whereas the APC arrogantly deprived non-indigenes any slot in the coming elections, the PDP conceded a total of six legislative seats to the non-indigenes, thus guaranteeing the majority of the votes of non-indigenes in the state,” it said.