IPAC Vows To Boycott Rivers LG Elections: "Big Mockery To Nigeria's Democracy"
- IPAC announced political parties under its umbrella will boycott the 30 Aug Rivers LG elections, calling them illegal and unconstitutional
- The group said the Sole Administrator lacked constitutional powers to conduct the polls, accusing authorities of using “fake state chairmen” to legitimise the process
- IPAC urged Nigerians to reject the exercise, describing it as an assault on democracy and vowing to defend constitutional governance
FCT, Abuja - The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has announced that political parties under its umbrella will boycott the Rivers State Local Government elections scheduled for 30 August 2025.
IPAC further described the exercise as “illegal, unconstitutional and a mockery of our emerging democracy.”
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IPC declares election unconstitutional
In a statement signed by its National Chairman, Dr Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, IPAC maintained that the Sole Administrator of Rivers state had no constitutional authority to conduct democratic elections, Punch reported.
“The Sole Administrator has no constitutional mandate to conduct a democratic election as if the nation is under a military regime.
“Only an elected governor, in collaboration with the State House of Assembly, has the constitutional power to conduct a local government election," Dantalle said.
IPAC: Rejecting ‘gross illegality’
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IPAC accused the state authorities of undermining democracy by involving “fake state chairmen” to legitimise the planned polls.
“Gathering political hirelings who claim to be chairmen of their political parties in Rivers State to endorse the conduct of the purported election smacks of desperation. Fake state chairmen cannot give legitimacy to gross illegality, unconstitutionality and abuse of office,” Dantalle stated.
Call for public resistance
The council has urged Nigerians to reject what it calls an assault on constitutional governance, Daily Trust reported.
“We urge citizens, patriots, men and women of goodwill to join us in condemning this obvious hijack of the political system by anti-democratic forces,” Dantalle said.
He reaffirmed IPAC’s commitment to consolidating democracy and promoting political stability, stressing:
“Together, we will build a strong, virile, progressive, prosperous, egalitarian and just democratic society.”
Rivers' sole administrator slammed over mass suspension
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a pro-democracy group, the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), reacted to the mass suspension of political office holders in Rivers state.
The group accused the sole administrator of attempting to freeze democracy in the state. The group executive director, Dr. Ahmed Abdullahi, said Ibas actions could set a dangerous precedent if not checked.
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