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Observers Commend APC Congress



Members of the Civil Society that observed the All Progressives Congress Ward Congress in Rivers State has given the party a pass mark on the Congress which held on Saturday the 5th of May 2018 across the country.

The observers who briefed journalists on the outcome of the Congress said the exercise in Rivers State went smoothly without any case of irregularity or violence.

Leader of the team of observers that covered the state Jackson Okojie said it is erroneous to say that the Congress was tilted towards ensuring that a particular people were returned as against the general wishes of the party members as suggested in some quarters. “As much as we do not want to delve into party issues, I wish to state that it is misleading and erroneous to say that the Congress was conducted to please a section of the members of the party. We are aware of the complaints that trailed the Congress by some party members but on the field, on Saturday, we did not experience any crisis at all. Party members behaved themselves and at the end, the part was able to produce their executives at the ward level’’ he said.

The observers also commended the party for adopting the open counting system which they said ensured that there was transparency. They particularly commended the conduct of the primaries in Degema, Asari Toru and Akuku Toru local government areas of the state. ‘’I covered the Degema, Asari Toru and Akuku Toru local governments of the state alongside other groups and these areas were peaceful other of our colleagues that covered other LGAs also attest to the fact that it was generally a peaceful exercise’’ he concluded.

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