Some women leaders in Plateau have rejected the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, calling for cancellation and re-run of the elections.
Some of the women who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos, alleged that there were many irregularities.
Mrs Esther Bitrus, an aspirant vying for House of Representatives seat from Jos South and Jos East Federal Constituency under the platform of APC, said her agents were beaten in several wards across the constituency.
Bitrus also alleged that in some wards, result sheets were stolen and manipulated.
“ In Bukuru, they beat up my agents. One is currently hospitalized, and then they ran away with the result sheet and manipulated the figures,” said Bitrus.
She called on Gov. Caleb Mutfwang and the APC national leadership to cancel affected wards and allow re-run elections, claiming there were huge disruptions in most wards.
Hajiya Fatimah Suleiman, an APC woman leader, said that most party offices failed to provide ballot boxes, making voting impossible.
Suleiman described the process as unfair, influenced by personal biases rather than objective rules.
She also alleged widespread intimidation, manipulation, and exclusion of aspirants during voting.
“Women are calling for cancellation in affected wards because this is discouraging and unfair,” she said.
Blessing Nyongo, an APC registered member, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the exercise.
According to Nyongo, the process was characterized by intimidation, manipulation, and a lack of inclusiveness that contradicts the true spirit of democracy and party unity.
She warned that these actions could hurt people of the grassroots’ confidence and would affect party unity, also urging for a rerun in affected wards.(NAN).
