Niger PDP ready for LG polls — Official vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The Peoples Democratic Party in Niger on Friday said that it has concluded arrangements to participate in the state Local Government Council elections scheduled for Nov.30.Alhaji Yahaya Ability, PDP Zonal Vice-Chairman, Niger North Senatorial Zone made this known while speaking to newsmen in Minna.“After series of meetings with aspirants, the PDP will be fielding consensus candidates for the chairmanship position in 23 out of the 25 local governments areas in the state.
Ability who was optimistic that the party would emerge victorious in the elections, urged the State Independent Electoral Commission to be fair to all and transparent in the conduct of the polls. “We want to use this election to show the world that we won the last general elections in the state,” he said.
Alhaji who was represented by the commissioner in charge of security in the commission, Alhaji Kawu Yakubu, said that they would engage the police and stakeholders in electoral training.
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