Plateau APC Poised To Boycott October 19 Re-run LG Elections

JOS – The Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has resolved not to participate in next Saturday’s Local Government Elections re-run in Plateau State.

in a statement issued in Jos by Its Spokesman Shitu Bamayi and made available to Daily Independent on Friday the Party instructed it’s supporters to distance themselves from the re-run elections.

According to Bamayi, the Party had resolved that since PLasiec and it’s paymaster the Plateau State government have no respect for the will and choice of the people as well as the tenets of democracy, there was no reason 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.”

The Plateau APC spokesman noted that it would be foolhardy and, waste of resources and 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. Bamayi noted.

According to him, cases abound, where some Candidates were declared winners by PLasiec yet not issued with certificates of return, thereby stopping from being sworn- in, just because they are members of the APC.

” The Party therefore urges it’s Councillorship Candidates and supporters in the affected electoral Wards, where the supposed re-run are expected to take place, to disregard PLasiec’s directives in that regard.”

While commending the people of the State, particularly it’s teeming supporters, the party had clearly showed the PDP led government their political direction.

” The APC is appealing to them to continue to remain calm and peaceful in the face of provocation in the polity” Bamayi Stressed.