Rivers APC congresses: Again, Abe’s faction announces boycott of rescheduled elections

                            

A group of members of the All Progressive Congress, APC supporting Senator Magnus Abe has announced the boycott of the rescheduled Ward and Local Government Congresses expected to hold Saturday, Sunday and Monday respectively in Rivers State

The APC had in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun advised contestants to visit the offices of the State Secretary and State Administrative Secretary for issuance of forms for the Congresses.

The statement says the party’s decision was in line with the cancellation of the Ward and Local Government Congresses of 5th and 12th May, 2018 by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress.

But rather than participate in the rescheduled congresses, the Abe-led group said they will not be a party to the decision of the APC.
Speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, former Attorney General of the state, Wogu Boms said conducting any rescheduled ward and local government congresses when the matter was still in court was an attempt to ridicule the judiciary.
Boms maintained that, “Such act was not right for a party that want to take over power in 2019 encouraged party faithful not to participate in an illegality perpetrated by some party leaders for selfish interests.”

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his one time ally, Senator Magnus Abe have been engrossed in a running battle over the Governorship ambition of the latter.