Plateau LG poll: APC to boycott Saturday re-run election

Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved not to participate in next Saturday’s Local Government Elections re-run in some parts of the State.

The party, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Shittu Bamaiyi, stated that it has instructed its supporters to distance themselves from the re-run elections because the Plateau State Independent Election Tribunal (PLASIEC) and the state government have no respect for the will and choice of the people as well as the tenets of democracy.

It added that for this reason, there was no need for the APC to give recognition and also re-validate illegality, under whatever guise.

‘It is ridiculous and scandalous that the same PLASIEC, which shockingly described the local government elections as transparent, free and fair, could come up with re-run elections in some selected Electoral Wards of the State.

“As a matter of fact, it could have been neater if the entire elections were nullified based on well-established and genuine complaints arising from the conduct of the elections by some political parties other than the PDP.

“It will be foolhardy, a waste of resources, and a security risk for the APC to further expose its supporters to the so-called re-run because, from all indications, it will be a repeat of what happened last week Wednesday.”.

It therefore urged its Councillorship Candidates and supporters in the affected electoral wards, where the supposed re-run is expected to take place, to disregard PLASIEC directives in that regard.

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