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APC Primaries: Women leaders urge cancellation, re-run in Plateau

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Some women leaders in Plateau have rejected the conduct of the All Progressives Congress primaries, calling for cancellation and re-run of the elections.

Some of the women who spoke on Wednesday in Jos, alleged that there were many irregularities.

Esther Bitrus, an aspirant vying for House of Representatives seat from Jos South and Jos East federal constituency on the platform of APC, said her agents were beaten in several wards across the constituency.

Ms Bitrus also alledged that in some wards, result sheets were stolen and manipulated.

“In Bukuru, they beat up my agents. One is currently hospitalised, and then they ran away with the result sheet and manipulated the figures,” said Ms Bitrus.

She called on Governor Caleb Mutfwang and the APC national leadership to cancel affected wards and allow re-run elections, claiming there were huge disruptions in most wards.

Fatimah Suleiman, an APC woman leader, said that most party offices failed to provide ballot boxes, making voting impossible.

Ms Suleiman described the process as unfair, influenced by personal biases rather than objective rules. She also alledged widespread intimidation, manipulation, and exclusion of aspirants during voting.

“Women are calling for cancellation in affected wards because this is discouraging and unfair,” she said.

Blessing Nyongo, an APC member, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the exercise.

According to Ms Nyongo, the process was characterised by intimidation, manipulation, and a lack of inclusiveness that contradicts the true spirit of democracy and party unity.

She warned that these actions could hurt people of the grassroots’ confidence and would affect party unity, also urging for a rerun in affected wards.

(NAN)

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2027: ‘NDC new direction for Nigeria’ – OK Movement

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The OK Movement has said that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, remains committed to delivering a new direction for Nigeria.

The Movement said this on Tuesday in a post on its verified X handle.

This came after the the meeting between the Vice-presidential candidate and the national leader of the party on Tuesday.

“With both our presidential and vice-presidential candidates duly uploaded, the NDC remains united, focused, and fully committed to delivering a new direction for Nigeria.

“The National Leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson, today held a strategic meeting with our Vice Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

“We are pleased to announce that Kwankwaso has been successfully uploaded to the INEC portal as the duly nominated Vice Presidential Candidate of the NDC for the 2027 Presidential Election.

“Nigeria Will Be OK,” the Movement wrote.

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NDC: Politicians detest judiciary when it goes against them – Gov Sani

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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has called on Nigerian politicians to desist from politicising everything, including judicial matters, stating that it is not healthy for the nation’s democracy.

Sani made this remark on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.

He was speaking on the recent court judgement on the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

Recall that a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the NDC as a political party.

Reacting, Sani said, “When it favours politicians, they feel the judiciary is the best place to go, when it goes against them, they feel the judiciary is the worst place to go.

“For some of us that believe in democracy and the rule of law, we have to be very careful. Politicizing every issue is not healthy for us, because many actors that are involved in this NDC issue have been beneficiaries of the judiciary.

“Maybe you have to cast your mind back that even the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was also someone that benefited from a very strong judicial pronouncement when he was governor of Anambra state.”

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