The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken final decision on Rivers State All
Progressive Congress (APC) concerning its candidates for the forthcoming
general elections.
Recall that an Appeal Court
sitting in Port Harcourt, led by Justice Ali Gumel granted a stay of Execution
on the Judgement of Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court which nullified
all the party primaries.
The Federal High Court had also
restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from fielding
APC’s Candidates in the forthcoming 2019 elections.
But Barrister Festus Okoye, INEC
National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Publicity said that the
commission had taken a position with regards to court rulings and will not
field any candidate from APC at the moment.
Okoye said this on Wednesday in
Abuja at an interactive meeting with journalists, The Nation reports.
He noted that the position of the
commission has not changed in respect of Rivers for the National Assembly and
governorship elections.
He, however, stressed that if
there was a change in the situation of things, the commission will meet to
review its stand.
He said “We have not repealed our
position on the issue of Rivers.
“What the commission has done is
that the commission has taken a position in relation to the issue of Rivers. If
anything changes, we will meet as a commission and also take a decision.”
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