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Mon Feb 22 2021
The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is divided over the local government elections in the state slated for May 15, 2021.
Daily Trust gathered that the authentic executive of the party in a statement by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Abraham Catch, had challenged the composition of the existing Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) saying only a duly constituted electoral body could issue a date for the election.
But some PDP members under the umbrella of Kaduna PDP Restoration, kicked against the party’s position.
Chairman of the group, Honorable Imam Lawal, said the party’s publicity secretary’s statement was to mislead the public as it came from those who were allegedly not recognized under the “applicable laws” to run the party.
Based on “Section 25 (1) of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Law as amended in 2018, we said the local government elections will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021, between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm,” he said.
With the announcement, he said political parties are expected to conduct primaries between February 26 and March 28 to elect candidates for the elections.
In Oyo, the chairman of the state electoral body, Abiola Olagunju (SAN), on Monday, disclosed that the local government elections in the state will be conducted on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
He made this known at a press conference in Ibadan, saying also that guidelines for the elections and time-table have been released.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described Yekini Nabena, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as an impostor.
Mohammed made the remark in response to a statement credited to Nabena on the ongoing membership revalidation exercise of the APC in Kwara State.
The minister had called for the cancellation of APC revalidation in Kwara State over alleged irregularities.
Mohammed had said the revalidation exercise did not meet guidelines laid down by the national body of APC.
However, Nabena countered the stance of the minister.
Nabena charged Mohammed to submit to the authority of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor over matters of the party in the state.
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The Peoples Democratic Party, Kaduna State chapter, has contested the legitimacy of the Kaduna State Electoral Commission, KADSIECOM, to set a date for the conduct of the Local Government Councils election in the State.
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, KadSIECOM, had announced the conduct of election into the 23 local government councils of the state on 18th May, 2021.
KADSIECOM overseer, Ibrahim Sambo announced the official date for the 2021 LG elections in the state.
State Publicity Secretary to PDP, Abraham Alberah Catoh, in a statement, explained that, “Our attention has been drawn to a purported Local Government election in Kaduna State, notice and timetable, by the Kaduna State Electoral Commission, KADSIECOM.
KADSIECOM overseer, Ibrahim Sambo announced the official date for the 2021 LG elections in the state.
He emphasized that the move is to ensure that the Kaduna State government does not disobey the law by giving short notice of the election.
“To safeguard going against the law, the commission decided to give this notice. Going by the law, we are supposed to give political parties 90 days notice.”
Ibrahim Sambo made the declaration during the issuance of notice of the 2021 Local Government Council general elections to political parties and stakeholders on Monday in Kaduna.
He said the last local government council election was conducted on May 12, 2018, explaining that going by the law, the local government chairmen are supposed to spend only three years in office.