From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka
Opposition political parties especially, the All Progressives Congress, APC and Labour Party, LP, said they would boycott the local government elections slated to hold on September 28, 2024 and threatened legal action against the Anambra State Government.
APC State chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike warned that the party would not legitimatize illegality by participating in the election.
“Our position is very simple: that the APC in Anambra State is prepared to participate in the local government election if a level playing ground is provided for all the political parties involved.
“If the government and ANSIEC continue to do what they are doing and the way they are going about the whole thing, the APC in Anambra State may be forced to seek other legitimate options because obviously there is no way the APC can be part of the effort to legitimatize illegality, we cannot be part of that,” he said
Similarly, the Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Engr Theo Egbe, announced that the party would boycott the election on account of what he described as the planned execution of a charade that is about to take place on September 28, this year.
Egbe further contended that the actions of the State House of Assembly and the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC are pointers to the fact that the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, government has a well-tailored plot to manipulate the process.
He noted that by what the state electoral body is currently doing there is no confidence in the body hence the Labour Party may boycott the election if the electoral body continues in that guise.