BREAKING: INEC Stops APC From Presenting Candidates In Zamfara

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has barred the All Progressives Congress, APC from presenting candidates for all elective positions in Zamfara State in the 2019 General Election.
The INEC restriction means that the APC will not present candidates for governor, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections in Zamfara State.

The INEC order was upon the failure of the party to hold party primaries as stipulated by the Electoral Act to elect candidates for elective positions.

A letter by the commission issued by its acting secretary, Okechukwu Ndeche titled ‘Failure to Conduct Party Primaries in Zamfara state within the stipulated timeframe”, obtained by www.gwgng.com read:

“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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