Sentences with phrase «boycott elections in the state»
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had recently threatened to boycott elections in the state and the South East in general until a referendum is granted by the Federal Government.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to boycott the Anambra governorship election, saying it is the only card left for its members and Biafrans living in the state to demonstrate their resolve for a referendum.
A total of 31 political parties have announced their decision to boycott the Local Councils» election in Kaduna State holding on May 12.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State is boycotting the election because of a case it instituted against the government over the sacking of council chairmen and councillors elected under the APC government.
The report noted that to make the election possible, voter education is imperative on the part of the political parties and INEC in order to avoid voter apathy and total boycott in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
«The PDP is not part of the decision to boycott the election, we are fully ready to participate in the election, however all the fears raised in the position of the coalition are noted,» the chairman stated.
It also cited an instance of how Kanu allegedly incited his followers «to disrupt, disallow and boycott elections in south East states, starting with Anambra State governorship election scheduled to hold onvbNovember 18, 2017, if the Federal Government failed to hold a referendum for the realisation of the state of Biafra nation.&rState governorship election scheduled to hold onvbNovember 18, 2017, if the Federal Government failed to hold a referendum for the realisation of the state of Biafra nation.&rstate of Biafra nation.»
More than 50 per cent of two million voters in the state boycotted the exercise as a result of their belief that IPOB could trigger violence during the election.
Recently, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, asked that the governorship election in Anambra State as well as other elections in Nigeria be boycotted.
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Maku said that most opposition parties boycotted local government elections in the states because of the lack of transparency and trust in members of the commissions.