The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Plateau State IPAC which comprises of over 35 registered political parties in the state on Tuesday said
it welcomes the postponement of the local government elections in the
state by the Plateau Independent Electoral commission PLASIEC as a
result of the prevailing security situation in the state.
State Chairman of IPAC, Latep Dabang made this known while speaking
with newsmen after an emergency meeting of all Political parties in the
state .
He said
“we the Political parties in Plateau State after our
deliberation have welcomed the decision of PLASIEC to postpone the local
government elections to a latter date as a result of security .“Security is very key in every election ” it would be politically
unwise to conduct an election that could throw the state into the dark
days of conflict taking into cognisance the peace that the state has
been enjoying fragile peace especially during this Simon Lalong-led
administration.“It is our resolve that we wait patiently for PLASIEC to announce another date for the election”
“We commend security operatives for been proactive and call on them to do their jobs accordingly ”
“We the Political parties have resolved not to make issues out of the
postponement of the local government elections by PLASIEC ” he further
added
by Golok Nanmwa,