ADAMAWA: APC makes U-turn, agrees to participate in Thursday’s supplementary election

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn its earlier threat and has resolved to participate in Thursday’s supplementary governorship elections in the state.

APC had, through the state Organising Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Lawan, threatened to boycott the March 28 elections claiming that the party was not consulted before a new date was fixed for the poll.

Furthermore, it stated that the date fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being a working day might disenfranchise workers and students.

However, in a new turn of events, the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mohammed Abubakar, told newsmen on Wednesday in Yola that the party has formally lodged a complaint over the timing of the election and has resolved to participate.

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“We have lodge our complain and whatever the outcome we will participate,” Abubakar said.

He reiterated the commitment of the party to peaceful election and urged party supporters to turn out massively and vote for its candidate.

The supplementary election will hold in 44 polling units in 14 Local Governments Areas (LGAs) across the state.

The state governorship election was declared inconclusive and the supplementary poll could not hold on March 23, due to a court order that was vacated on Tuesday.

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