The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday threatened that it will not hesitate to constitute a parallel government should the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rig the 2015 presidential election. National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, who spoke at the grand finale of the campaign for re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, said attempt by President Goodluck Jonathan to rig the 2015 election would consume his government.
Oyegun, who spoke against the backdrop of  alleged under-development in most parts of the country, said the PDP had no meaningful programme for the masses of Nigeria, stressing that President Jonathan’s administration was the worst in the history of the country.
He said: “The battleline has already been drawn. The APC will no longer accept any stolen mandate. We shall not recognize any government that emerges through rigging in February 2015.
“The APC will set up a new government, which will be a people’s government if the PDP rigs the 2015 presidential election. We are prepared to monitor the election and if it is eventually rigged, a new government will emerge in this country,” Oyegun stressed.
He expressed optimism that Governor Aregbesola would win Saturday’s governorship election convincingly, adding that “let no one tamper with the Osun governorship election, any attempt to rig the election will not be allowed by the APC.”
Oyegun, who handed over the party’s flag to former governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who formally joined the APC on the occasion, declared that Aregbesola would emerge the next governor of the state.
He urged the people of the state to frustrate all attempts by the PDP to rig the election.
Former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, who welcomed Oyinlola to the APC fold, said Oyinlola had through his decision left darkness for light, saying the PDP represented darkness, while the APC represented light.
Tinubu, who blamed President Jonathan for the woes of the country, stated: “Jonathan was not prepared for the office he found himself.
He is a confused person and that is why the government must change next year.”
Also speaking, Oyinlola blamed the leadership of the PDP and President Jonathan for his defection to the APC, saying his defection was occasioned by the humiliation and cheating he suffered in the PDP.
Oyinlola recalled that trouble started for him in 2011 when he advised President Jonathan to consult former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his intention to contest the 2011 presidential election.
He urged all Nigerians to vote out the PDP from the government at the centre, saying the party did not mean well for Nigerians, just as he called on other members of the PDP in the state to team up with him in the APC.
In his speech, Governor Aregbesola explained that the APC-led government in Osun State had contributed significantly to the development of the state, citing construction of roads, education transformation, urban development and employment opportunities as major programmes embarked upon by his administration since he assumed office.
Others who spoke at the rally were Governors Adams Oshiomole (Edo), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abdullfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Kayode Fayemi (Ondo) and Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun).

2015: If PDP rigs, expect parallel government, APC threatens