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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says its “strong” internal democracy is the reason Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members are cross-carpeting.

The ruling party said it has a track record of implementing projects and programmes that meet the needs of citizens, hence its growing membership.

In a statement on Wednesday, John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the caretaker committee of the APC, said his party has no record of rigging elections like the PDP.

“Strong internal democracy, transparency and fairness in the conduct of its affairs, which are demonstrably lacking in the PDP, are additional reasons that make the APC a better option for Nigerians, including serving state governors, national and state assembly members who are abandoning the PDP and joining the APC,” Akpanudoedehe said.

“We want to remind Nigerians that while many APC members were victims of rigging when the PDP was in power, the APC has no record of rigging elections.

“The Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has introduced electoral reforms aimed at ensuring that all loopholes that open the electoral process to possible abuse in future elections are sealed and eliminated.

“With more than 40 million registered members, the APC has a solid foundation to successfully contest and win elections against other parties without tampering with the verdict of the citizens as was the case when PDP misruled the country for 16 years.

“The PDP is doomed to fail in any future elections because it is rudderless, leaderless and devoid of anything coherent and organisational, thus making it moribund, irrelevant and too feeble to be an effective opposition.”

Akpanudoedehe added that Nigerians are aware that the APC is a party of “integrity”.