SHOCKER! Zamfara APC won’t take part in 2019 elections —INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to bother submitting candidates’ list for 2019 election from Zamfara State.

The commission’s statement was sequel to the failure of the ruling party to conduct primaries in the state before the October 7 deadline stipulated for all political parties to do so.

In a memo by its acting secretary, Okechukwu Ndeche, INEC said it followed the provisions of Sections 87 and 31 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

The memo which was entitled “Failure to Conduct Party Primaries in Zamfara state within the stipulated time frame,” reads:

“Please refer to the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2019 General Elections released by the Commission on 9th January, 2018. You would note from the Timetable that the conduct of Party Primaries is scheduled to take place between 18th August and 7th October 2018.

“Kindly also refer to the last schedule communicated by your party to the Commission on the dates of party primaries nationwide, including Zamfara vide your letter Ref. APC/NHDQ/lNEC/19/18/51 dated 3rd October 2018. However, report received from our office in Zamfara state shows that no primaries were conducted by your party in the state, notwithstanding that our officials were fully mobilized and deployed.

“Consequently, based on the provisions of Sections 87 and 31 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Commission does not expect that your party will submit names of any candidate from Zamfara State. For clarity, our position therefore is that the All Progressives Congrats APC will not be fielding candidates for the Governorship. National Assembly and State Assembly elections in Zamfara State for the 2019 General elections.
“Please accept the assurances of the Commission’s highest regards”.

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Crisis in Zamfara APC between the state governor, Abdulaziz Yari and other party stakeholders prevented the party from conducting primaries for political positions in the 2019 general elections.

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), earlier warned INEC not to bend its rules and accept candidates for any electoral offices from Zamfara APC.

 

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