The All Progressives Congress APC in Plateau State has said the Party will not participate in the Saturday rerun elections in some Wards in the State.

It would be recalled that there was a local government elections held on the 9th of October, 2024 but results were not announced in 21 Wards hence a rerun to determine the winners.

As the State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC sets this Saturday for the exercise, the leading opposition Party that had expressed displeasure at the conduct of the election despite winning a few Councillorship seats has agreed to abstain from participating.

The State Acting Publicity Secretary of the Party, Shittu Bamaiyi in a statement on Thursday in Jos said, “The Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has resolved not to participate in next Saturday’s so-called Local Government Elections re-run in Plateau State. The Party has instructed its supporters to distance themselves from the so-called re-run elections.

“The Party resolved that, since PLASIEC and its paymaster the Plateau State government have no respect to the will and choice of the people as well as the tenets of democracy, there was no reason for the APC to give recognition and also re-validate illegality, under whatever guise. It is ridiculous that the same PLASIEC, which shockingly described the local government elections as transparent, free and fair could come up with re-run elections in some selected Electoral Wards of the State.

“It could have been neater if the entire elections were nullified based on well established and genuine complaints arising from the conduct of the elections by some political parties other than the PDP. It will be foolhardy, waste of resources and security risk for the APC to further expose its supporters to the so-called re-run because from all indications it will be a repeat of what happened last week Wednesday.

“The Party therefore urges its Councillorship Candidates and supporters in the affected Electoral Wards, where the supposed re-run are expected to take place, to disregard PLASIEC’s directives in that regard. While commending the people of the State, particularly its teeming supporters, for showing the PDP-led government their political direction, the APC is appealing to them to continue to remain calm and peaceful.”