APC Threatens to Shun Rivers LG Election

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has threatened that his members would not participate in the local government election scheduled to hold on October 5, 2024 in the state.

The caretaker committee chairman of the APC, who said the LG election would not hold in the state, disclosed that recently his position was renewed by the National Working Committee (NWC), adding that his tenure would expire on December 5, 2024.

Okocha also announced that both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not participate in the said election if it eventually held.

The APC CTC chairman spoke yesterday while addressing an expanded stakeholders’ meeting of the party in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The meeting was attended by leading members of the party in the state, including it’s former Chairman, Ojukaye Amachree and Senator Wilson Ake, amongst others.

While insisting that the party in the state would no longer allow itself to de dragged into the opposition, Okocha accused the Emeka Beke-led faction of the party of working in synergy with the state government to oust the committee.

“Our caretaker committee was to stay for six months and after the expiration of the six months, the National Working Committee extended our stay for another six months. So, we will be in the saddle of Rivers APC leadership until December 5, 2024.

“We are not part of the decision for an election in October. We are in court and we cannot discuss what is before the court. That October 5 election will not work. They cannot go on to conduct such election without a party like APC. I heard that PDP is also not participating in the election,” he said.