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The All Progressives Congress is consulting its lawyers in its legal department to file a reaction on the eligibility of its candidates to run in Zamfara state in the 2019 election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said in a letter today that the party is not eligible to field candidates for governorship, national assembly and state assembly positions in Zamfara State.

The letter signed by Okechukwu Ndeche, the commission`s acting Secretary read: “Failure to Conduct Primaries in Zamfara State Within the Stipulated Time-frame“ .


“ Please refer to the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2019 general elections released by the commission on Jan. 9 2018.

“You would note that from the timetable the conduct of primaries is scheduled to take place between August 18 to Oct 7 2018.

“However, report received from our office in Zamfara state shows that no primaries were conducted by your party in Zamfara, notwithstanding that our officials were fully mobilised and deployed.

“Consequently, based on the provision of Section 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 APC will not be fielding candidates for the Governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly elections in Zamfara for the 2019 general elections”.

However, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt from an authoritative source in the APC National Secretariat, that the party leadership would contact its legal department before responding on the matter.

The APC National Working Committee (NWC) had on Oct. 5, dissolved the party executives at all levels in Zamfara, after contentious primaries said to have been conducted on Wednesday 3 October.

Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC acting National Publicity had said that by the decision, all supposed party factions in Zamfara were dissolved.

The dissolved party executives had claimed they conducted primaries on 3 October which picked a Yari anointed candidate, Alhaji Mukhtar Shehu Idris as winner of the governorship primary election, and Yari himself as winner of Zamfara West senatorial ticket, in a primary conducted 4 October. The NWC invalidated the results.

The NWC inaugurated a new committee which attempted to conduct the Governorship and Legislative primaries in the State between Saturday October 6, to Sunday October 7.

The panel failed to conduct the elections because of the threats by Governor Abdulaziz Yari to call out supporters in protest.
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/inec-ban-apc-consulting-lawyers-for-response-on-zamfara.html

Na so Oshobaba come dash pdp zamfara state governor, senators house of representatives and even state house of assembly

Abdul-Aziz Yari is one of the worst things that ever happened to Zamfara state and the best for pdp

Rule of law must prevail

Ok

I warnd APC folks dat a combinatn of tinubu,GMB &oshiomhole in 1 party wiil spell doom 4APC. d 3 are tyrannical&dubious

First to comment as usual...


Biko show me some love...

APC is going down down down

Anyhow it is, they must find a legal loop hole to overturn the ban.
This is the kind of news wailers aka "bring back our corruption gang" like celebrating. Non issues.

INEC must ensure that no party is above the law.

No party is above the law hence no one should be spared including the moribund APC.Impartiality of INEC in this Zamfara case is gonna add more damage in lawsuits.

ouse hof commotion

They should just forget Zamfara State.

Kk

Lol...
Oshio brought in unionism into national politics, which is now playing in favour of d opposition. Letz kip atikulatin joor!

INEC should not succumb

Birdyclear:
Good news, if it were to be PDP sarrki would have come to tell us how this cannot happen in APC... Oshomole is a good party man whose sole aim is to destroy Apc and run away.. Zamfara is PDP now and always... Lets Atikulate to a greater height

Lawalemi:
Evil party

StRichard:
They should just forget Zamfara State.

Racoon:
No party is above the law hence no one should be spared including the moribund APC.Impartiality of INEC in this Zamfara case is gonna add more damage in lawsuits.

Throwback:
INEC must ensure that no party is above the law.

NaijaRoyalty:
APC is going down down down

slivertongue:
I warnd APC folks dat a combinatn of tinubu,GMB &oshiomhole in 1 party wiil spell doom 4APC. d 3 are tyrannical&dubious

phrancys001:
Rule of law must prevail

So now the rule of law must prevail abi? I am sure you all were the ones criticising the just concluded elections where there was a run off. Inec did everything according to the law yet you all criticised INEC because it favoured APC and said INEC was in favour of APC.

Its baffling how short Nigerians Memories are. Its been less than 5 years since PDP almost bankrupted this country with their overdose looting and Nigerians are clamouring for the same party with the same thieves back to power. Even if you don't like APC why not support other parties instead of PDP?

Nigerians are confused and you will continue to get bad leaders because it is what you deserve.

Clods

Evil party

Good news, if it were to be PDP sarrki would have come to tell us how this cannot happen in APC... Oshomole is a good party man whose sole aim is to destroy Apc and run away.. Zamfara is PDP now and always... Lets Atikulate to a greater height

The order subsist

Oyea, nairaland zombies, over to you.

Ezenwammadu:
Na so Oshobaba come dash pdp zamfara state governor, senators house of representatives and even state house of assembly

Abdul-Aziz Yari is one of the worst things that ever happened to Zamfara state and the best for pdp

Has anything good happen to zamfara state b4?

j

Birdyclear:
Good news, if it were to be PDP sarrki would have come to tell us how this cannot happen in APC... Oshomole is a good party man whose sole aim is to destroy Apc and run away.. Zamfara is PDP now and always... Lets Atikulate to a greater height

When has pdp ever won elections there

election is yet to commence and almighty GOD has given us zamfara. PDP... POWER

Bawizzo:
Lol...
Oshio brought in unionism into national politics, which is now playing in favour of d opposition. Letz kip atikulatin joor!

Atikulate to failure

Zamfara is PDP and PDP is Zamfara

slivertongue:
I warnd APC folks dat a combinatn of tinubu,GMB &oshiomhole in 1 party wiil spell doom 4APC. d 3 are tyrannical&dubious

you are spot on,thats great insight from you

True identification of a sinking ship.. Bmcows will avoid this thread like its a plague.. The truth remains Atikulate now or never