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The Edo State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, African Democratic Congress, ADC, and National Democratic Congress, NDC, person declared that they volition boycott the section authorities elections slated for adjacent Saturday.
DAILY POST reports that the Edo State section authorities predetermination is scheduled for July 11, 2026, to elite chairmen for the 18 councils arsenic good arsenic 192 ward councillors.
A connection by the Dr. Tony Aziegbemi-led faction of the PDP opined that illegality cannot nutrient legitimacy.
The statement, signed by Aziegbemi and dated July 2, 2026, said the determination of the enactment not to enactment successful the assembly predetermination was taken astatine the State Executive Committee gathering held astatine the party’s secretariat connected July 1, 2026.
The statement, titled, “Illegality Cannot Produce Legitimacy: Edo State PDP Will Not Participate successful the July 11, 2026 Local Government Election,”
said the determination to boycott the predetermination was borne retired of the party’s unwavering committedness to the Constitution, the regularisation of law, and antiauthoritarian governance.
He besides attributed the boycott to the dissolution of democratically elected section authorities chairmen, vice chairmen, and councillors and their replacement with unelected caretaker committees, contrary to Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
“The dissolution of the Edo State Independent Electoral ...
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