PDP kicks against postponement of LGA polls

By Pam Moses

Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Plateau State has rejected the postponement of the Local Government elections by the Plateau state Independent electoral commission PLASIEC earlier slated for 17th February, 2018.

State Chairman of the party Hon Damishi Sango made this known while addressing journalists at the party office in Jos on Monday 

He said, ” a Political party, we find PLASIEC excuse of postponement of the elections as not only laughable, but most unfortunate, here is a state that has returned to peace following the appointment of a Hausa Fulani as a Commissioner in the Simon Lalong led administration .

We find it not only surprising but embarrassing that PLASIEC  is advancing security concern as the reason for the said postponement of the election

“It could be recalled that during the Jonah Jang administration when we had serious security challenges in the state, local government elections were conducted in all the local government areas with the exception of Jos North and Wase.

“Furthermore, the 2015 elections were held in all the local government areas in the state  we now asked what security challenges can b more intimidating than the Borno state experience where election materials were taken to the IDPs camps in 2015 and elections successfully held ?

“It is abundantly  clear that the APC government in the state has either been feeding Nigerians in general and there people of Plateau State in particular with falsehood regarding the security situation in the state, or one excuse has just been manufactured to perpetuate the illegal stay of non elected officials at the local government level 

“We reject in totality the reason advanced for the postponement of the elections as it is a calculated  attempt to save their faces from the embarrassment that would follow their defeat at the polls 

“We denounce in very strong terms the perpetuation of undemocratic administration and leadership at the local government level, and call on the people of Plateau to reject the postponement in its entirety as this has further murdered democracy at this tier 

“We challenge Gov Lalong to tell the public when it will be more conducive for the elections to hold 

“The PDP in Plateau is also worried that almost six months after the passage of the local government bill and transmission of same , the Governor   is yet to give his accent, an action in gross violation of section 58 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999)as amended 

The party however calls on the Plateau State House of assembly to withdraw the said bill passed. 

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PDP kicks against postponement of LGA polls