IPAC Announces Collective Boycott of Rivers State Local Government Elections

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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has announced a collective boycott of the upcoming local government elections in Rivers State, citing the lack of constitutional authority of the state's Sole Administrator to conduct democratic elections. The planned election, scheduled for August 30, 2025, has been deemed "illegal, unconstitutional, and a mockery of Nigeria's democracy" by IPAC. The council has condemned the gathering of "political hirelings" parading as state party chairmen and warned that proceeding with the election under the current circumstances would set a "dangerous precedent for constitutional governance."

Key Takeaways:

  • The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has announced a collective boycott of the upcoming local government elections in Rivers State, citing the lack of constitutional authority of the state's Sole Administrator to conduct democratic elections.
  • The planned election, scheduled for August 30, 2025, has been deemed "illegal, unconstitutional, and a mockery of Nigeria's democracy" by IPAC.
  • IPAC has condemned the gathering of "political hirelings" parading as state party chairmen and warned that proceeding with the election under the current circumstances would set a "dangerous precedent for constitutional governance."
  • IPAC has formally communicated its opposition in a letter dated August 1, 2025, to the Sole Administrator, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Director General of the Department of State Services, and the Inspector General of Police.
  • IPAC has called on Nigerians to rise in defence of constitutional order and build a strong, virile, progressive, prosperous, egalitarian, and just democratic society.

Statistics:

  • Number of political parties participating in the boycott: [All registered political parties under the IPAC platform]
  • Date: August 1, 2025 (letter protesting the election)
  • Scheduled election date: August 30, 2025
  • Number of stakeholders copied on IPAC's letter: 7 (President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, INEC Chairman, Director General of the Department of State Services, and the Inspector General of Police)

Sources:

  • IPAC national chairman's statement (no date mentioned)
  • Letter to the Sole Administrator dated August 1, 2025.