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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday boycotted the observation of distribution of electoral material by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Chairman Inter Party Advisory Council ,Ilyas Badenga disclosed this Thursday night while speaking on the sideline of a stakeholders meeting where 16 political parties declared their support for APC candidate, Senator Smart Adeyemi.
Mr. Badenga however said that the boycott would not stop the council from giving their support for Adeyemi who they regard as the best among the candidates jostling for the job.
Badenga said Senator Adeyemi while at rhe senate had proved to be more trustworthy and reliable than other candidates jostling for the job.
“We have viewed and accessed the capability of Senator Adeyemi who had served the zone for two terms and we have come to the conclusion that he is the best and we have decided to queue behind him.”
Speaking at the endorsement meeting, Senator Smart Adeyemi said he was in politics to offers service to humanity and not avenue for self enrichment.
He said, “My mission in politics is to empower the people towards self reliance, and I promised not to disappoint all the parties that dropped their ambition to support me”.
Also speaking at the occasion, State chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdulahi Bello said that PDP’s boycott if electoral material distribution had no effect on the election, saying that the party had seen the handwriting of defeat on the wall.
“They know that they have no chance and that is why the are developing various antics, that would not stand the test of time”, Bello noted.