The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its resolve not to participate in next Saturday local government election re-run in the state.
Consequently, the party instructed its supporters to distance themselves from the re-run elections since PLASIEC and its paymaster have no respect for the will and choice of the people as well as the tenets of democracy.
APC in a statement issued in Jos by the state acting publicity secretary Shittu Bamaiyi said there was no reason for the party 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.”
Bamaiyi also argued that it will be foolhardy, waste of resources and security risk for the APC to further expose its supporters to the re-run because from all indications it will be a repeat of what happened last week Wednesday.
He explained that there are cases where some candidates were declared winners by PLASIEC yet not issued with certificates of return, thereby stopping them from being sworn- in, just because they are APC members.
The statement urged its councillorship candidates and supporters in the affected electoral wards, where the supposed re-run are expected to take place, to disregard PLASIEC directives.
