Zamfara LG elections Injustice to democracy - APC



from left Zamfara state APC secretary Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Dangaladima,Mallam Yusuf Idris state APC publicity secretary during press conference on Thursday in Gusau.

From Ahmed Attahir


The All progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara state have described how PDP led administration in the state planned to manipulate upcoming local government council elections, saying it's an injustice to people and democracy in the state.

"APC has uncovered a grand plan by the State government using its tool, the state's Independent Electoral Commission, (ZASIEC) to manipulate local government councils elections".

Addressing newsmen on Thursday at the Zamfara state APC headquarters in Gusau,the state Publicity secretary of the party Malam Yusuf Idris said the theme of the press conference was "plot by Zamfara Govt/ZASIEC to deny people their constitutional rights at LGA Council elections" in the state.

"Gentlemen of the press, we invited you here, today, after the State Working Committee meeting of our great party, the APC, to address you over a serious injustice that is about to be clamped on our party, Democracy and the good people of Zamfara".

"This is about the upcoming local government councils elections that the state government in gross abuse of the electoral laws is organizing as a cult so that at the end of the exercise, they can declare their party and their stooges as winners against the will of the people".

"We have tagged today's briefing as: The plot by Zamfara Govt/ZASIEC to deny people their constitutional rights at LGA Council elections".

 He disclosed that it's  unconstitutional and total violation of the guiding rules and regulations and the principle of fair play using  PDP card carrying member as the commission's chairman to perfect injustice and injure other political parties and the citizens by denying other political parties' candidates to satisfactorily participate in the electoral process.

"The state government which swore-in the commission's chairman, Bala Aliyu Gusau on the 14/10/2024, the chairman immediately after taking oath of office and oath of allegiance announced a date for the local government election without even reporting to the office, assessing his  responsibilities".

He lamented that the chairman abruptly announced a date as  directed by governor Dauda Lawal to organize the council polls in such a way to hold on 16/11/2024 within 30 days from the date he was sworn- in without recourse to the constitutional provision.

"However, the ZASIEC is still yet to dispatch any notice of election to our party as required by the electoral laws nor has it provided us with election guidelines and the elections scheduled ".

"Already, we have filed our case at a Federal High Court, Gusau, to seek redress over this clear injustice with the strong belief that the right thing will ultimately be done".


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