All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially reacted to claims by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), are pressing to reverse Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State election.

The governing party said PDP by the allegation intends to intimidate and blackmailing Supreme Court Justices into doing their bidding.

PDP had in a recent statement accused Amaechi, and Malami, who is also the Minister of Justice of plots to illegally reverse the apex court ruling that excluded APC in Rivers State from fielding candidates for any position in the state in the recently concluded general elections.

But responding in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC said it was not ready to join issues with the opposition party, adding that the PDP claims on Rivers election matter are fictional and concocted allegations against the party and its leaders.

Noting that it will allow the law take its course in respect of the matter, APC said PDP “rather than overheat the polity with their illogical and false claims,” should also allow the law to take its course.

“We are, however, well aware of the PDP’s intent to hoodwink and deceive the public, and most importantly, intimidate and blackmail our eminent Supreme Court Justices into doing their bidding in respect of the matter of the purported exclusion of Rivers State APC candidates from the last elections, before the apex court.

“Again, for the purpose of clarity, it needs restating that the Supreme Court has not made any pronouncement on the purported exclusion of APC candidates from the just concluded governorship, National Assembly and state Assembly elections in Rivers State.

“Hence, the cheap attempt by PDP to ambush the Supreme Court with their cock and bull conspiracies should be seen for what it is, hogwash.

“We urge Nigerians to completely ignore the evil machinations of the PDP as contained in their ludicrous and false statement on the matter of the purported exclusion of Rivers APC candidates in the last elections before the Supreme Court.

“The PDP as a party has refused to come to terms with the fact that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration is a stickler to the rule of law,” the statement read.