A group, Patriots for the Advancement Of Peace and Social Development (PAPS), has chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept its failure in the provision of security and stop playing politics with lives and property of Nigerians.
PAPS chairman, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, was reacting to recent claim by APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yakeen Nabeena that an opposition governor in the North West was behind the banditry activities in the region.
He said the claim was not only reckless, but challenged Nabena to name the governor sponsoring banditry and sundry crimes in the North-West and provide evidence that he (the governor) was involved.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a fresh Certificate of Return to Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the winner and duly elected candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Cross River North Senatorial District.
The decision followed the judgment of the Court of Appeal which declared Jarigbe as the candidate of the party which won the election.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had, last Thursday, affirmed the judgment of an FCT High Court which had earlier declared Jarigbe as duly elected PDP candidate for the December 5 Cross River North Senatorial seat.
The Certificate of Return was handed over to him on Monday by the National Commissioner of Voter Education, Mr. Festus Okoye.