Kaduna LG poll: 31 parties withdraw from exercise

A coalition of 31 political parties has withdrawn from the Local Government Elections in Kaduna state on Saturday.

The coalition cited legal and security issues as their reasons.

The parties under the aegis of Coalition of Political Parties in Kaduna State, made their stand known at a press conference on Friday in Kaduna.

Some of the parties include Labour Party (LP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), KOWA.
The group through its chairman, Umar Ibrahim, alleged that the State Independent Electoral Commission has perfected plans to a manipulate the election, having deliberately refused to adhere to existing laws which include the use of Card Readers for authentication of voters during the election.

The opposition parties also expressed concern that the security of their members cannot be guaranteed due to the prevailing situation in the state, hence they are calling on their members to remain at home during the time of the election.