Zamfara: APC will challenge INEC ban in court - Oshiomhole
Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress,
says the party will approach the court on its ban by the Independent
National Electoral Commission from fielding candidates for elective
positions in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections.
Oshiomhole stated this on Friday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the state of affairs of the party.
He said that INEC cannot disenfranchise the people of Zamfara from participating in any of the elections in 2019.
“With all due respect, INEC cannot award a state to the Peoples Democratic Party or any other political party.
“It has to be the decision of the people of Zamfara State or any other
people in any other state that is going to participate in any of the
elections.
“I believe the court will look at the law and the rules, and as far as
the legal advice we have gotten is concerned, we believe we are on good
grounds.
“We want to see INEC as an impartial arbiter, and I trust that they will
do their very best to maintain their name as an impartial arbiter,“
Oshiomhole said.
He added that for now, the APC has confidence in INEC, even though
according to him, the commission is being pressured by the PDP to do
internal reorganisation.
The APC national chairman expressed optimism that the rule of law would
prevail. He added that the party has confidence in the judiciary and
would always abide by court rulings.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that INEC had on October 10, said
that APC was not eligible to field candidates for Governorship, National
Assembly and State Assembly positions in Zamfara in the 2019 elections.
The commission in a letter signed by Okechukwu Ndeche, the acting
Secretary, said APC was not qualified to field candidates because it
failed to conduct primaries in Zamfara within the stipulated time-frame.
Oshiomhole while reacting to the development, had insisted that the party held primaries in Zamfara State.
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