Rivers APC Threatens INEC, Warn That Election May Not Hold If Their Names Are Not Included

Independent National Electoral Commission has been threatened by the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, the party warned that the forthcoming general elections may not hold if the names of their candidates are not on the ballot.

The threat was issued by candidates of APC contesting in various positions during a media conference in Port Harcourt.

Recall that court had restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from including the party’s candidates in its list.

House of Representative Candidate for Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni and Ahoada-West Federal Constituency, Henry Odili, while addressing journalist claimed that INEC has not treated APC’s candidates fairly.

Odili accused the judiciary and INEC of collaborating with Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike to deny APC their right to vote and be voted for.

“The recent happenings in Rivers state and the judiciary pronouncement have clearly shown to the world the person behind the intraparty crisis in Rivers state and that’s Governor Wike.

“What he hopes to achieve from it is to exclude the APC from participating in the 2019 elections in Rivers state for fear of his guaranteed loss at the elections.

“The electoral laws were drafted in such a way that the courts cannot interfere with it and it does not allow INEC to delist or remove the name of a candidate without the candidate doing it himself or by death.

“That INEC should with immediate effect include ‘All the Candidates of APC’ in their list for the forthcoming Election.

“That, having re-listed ‘All Our Candidates’, APC in Rivers State should be given the same time frame given to PDP Candidates in Rivers State to Campaign within the Lengths and Breath of Rivers State.

“That, failure to abide by 1 and 2 above, APC Rivers State will resist any attempt to hold Election in Rivers State”.