Nigeria: Edo PDP rejects planned LG by-elections, labels exercise illegal — Africa Links 24

People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Edo chapter, has condemned the proposed by-elections into local government councils in the state, describing the exercise as “illegal and unconstitutional”.

This is contained in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Nehikhare and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Benin.

Mr Nehikhare said the announcement of dates for the by-elections by the state Independent Electoral Commission was in clear…