Zamfara APC Drags ZASIEC To Court Over LGC Polls

The All Progressives Con­gress (APC), Zamfara state chapter, has dragged Zam­fara State Independent Elec­toral Commission (ZASIEC) before the Federal High Court, over alleged illegali­ties in the conduct of the No­vember 16 local government council elections.

In an originating sum­mons, APC alleged that the electoral body failed to meet the requirements for the con­duct of the election.

Joined in the matter are National Independent Elec­toral Commission (INEC) and state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice.

According to the summons, APC alleged that ZASIEC failed to meet constitutional requirements for the conduct of the council election.

The APC, however, prayed the court to bar the State Independent Electoral Com­mission from conducting the election on November 16th.

“We urge the court to bar the electoral body, ZASIEC, from going ahead with the planned local government council elec­tion”, the summons stated.