APC reacts to outcome of Rivers LG Elections
The All Progressives Congress ( APC), has reacted to the outcome of the just concluded local government council elections in Rivers state, insisting that no election was held in the state.
Rivers State APC Publicity Secretary, Ikenga Chibike , said this on Saturday night, describing the election as a mirage.
He said that the judgment of the Federal High Court prior to the election stands, saying the outcome was a “cooked-up result”.
“As far as APC is concerned in Rivers State, there was no election on Saturday, so if anybody is announcing anything, it is a cooked up result.
“The law remains the law. It says that if RSIEC must conduct a proper election, it must follow the due process,” he declared.
He said the party decided to boycott the election to “obey the judgement from the Federal High Court which barred the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from going ahead with the election.
“The court had also declared that every action taken prior to this time is null and void. We are standing with that judgement so we did not participate,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the electoral body in the state , RSIEC declared that APP won the chairmanship positions in 22 out of the 23 LGAs.