Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari has said that elections will not be held in the state if candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) is excluded, Igberetvnews reports.
The Governor said this while addressing supporters at an APC campaign rally in Talata Mafara local government area of the state. He noted that primaries were conducted by the party which produced candidates for the upcoming elections, Igberetvnews learnt.
He added that it will be a huge mistake and threat to national security for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to exclude APC candidates in the state from contesting.
INEC had barred the ruling APC from fielding candidates for elective positions in the state over the party’s inability to conduct primaries as a result of intra-party crisis.
“There is no way elections will be conducted in Zamfara state without APC candidates, despite Zamfara High Court judgment which confirmed that APC conducted primaries in the state, INEC is saying we can’t field candidates” Yari said.
“All our actions are based on Zamfara High Court Order, we are therefore advising INEC to obey the order and include the names of Zamfara APC candidates list submitted to the commission.”
He also urged supporters to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC candidates.
