Despite the governor’s promise of a level playing field, the APC won all the 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship positions
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Benue State chapter, has called for the immediate cancellation of the October 5 local government council election in the state, describing the process as broad daylight robbery.
Chairman of APGA in the state, Joseph Ogli, while reacting to the 100 percent victory pronouncement for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, described the action as the highest shame and embarrassment brought upon the Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration by the state umpire body.
He alleged that after collecting funds from government for the purpose of conducting election, BSIEC forced candidates of other political parties to pay between N500,000 and N250,000 outside the screening fees only to deny other candidates participation.
He equally expressed displeasure that despite the governor’s promise of a level playing field, the APC won all the 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship positions, describing the scenario as a setback to Nigeria’s democracy and called on all lovers of democracy across the country to speak against the election.
The APGA state chairman equally described as unfortunate and shameful for the Labour Party, LP, chairman in the state, Ibrahim Idoko, to on behalf of IPAC commend an exercise which every other political party is condemning, especially having known fully well that a vote of no-confidence was passed on him by about 98 percent members of political parties for non-effective representation.
The APGA chairman said one would expect the Labour Party, LP, chairman, Idoko to be human and show solidarity with candidates of his party for spending huge sums of money in the process, expressing displeasure over his action.
He insisted that APGA and its chairmanship candidate for Agatu, in the said election are set to seek legal redress.