The National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, has disowned party members claiming to be candidates for the upcoming Rivers State local government elections scheduled for October 5th, 2024.
News360 Info reports that the Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, Emeka Beke, had on Wednesday, presented flags to twenty-one chairmanship candidates for the local government council elections.
This was amid claims from factional chairman of the APC in the state, Tony Okocha, that the party will not participate in the upcoming elections.
Reacting, Giadom stated that the APC will not participate in what he described as a “sham” election.
He urged the public to disregard anyone claiming to be APC candidates.
Speaking via a statement he said, “Our party is a law abiding party. And as a law abiding party, we will always keep to the rules. In entire process of the local government election in Rives State is in conflict with the laws of the land.
“I’m sure you know that there is a local government law in Rivers State.
“Law that its responsibility is to determine the processes, how the local government election will be conducted in Rivers State.
“There have been feogal abuse of that law. That is unacceptable. For instance, I hear that some people in Rivers State are parading themselves to have been candidates of the All Progressives Congress.
“Where were they screened. Where was the programme determined the process of the election advertised.
“There were forms purchased by those candidates? Where is the receipt of purchase of the forms and who screened them.?
“So, ignore whoever parades himself to be contesting the so called election in Rivers State. They are not members of the All Progressives Congress, and we are not aware that they are conducting election.”
