Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the exclusion of the PDP, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP) from the forthcoming Rivers State House of Assembly bye-election, describing the development as a calculated attempt to undermine democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that the three political parties would not participate in the February 21 bye-election in Rivers State.
The decision was announced in Port Harcourt by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who said only seven political parties met the stipulated requirements and were cleared to contest.
Reacting in a statement on Thursday, George described the decision as “arrant nonsense, absolute lunacy and tyranny of a despotic cabal desperate to rig the 2027 general elections.”
The PDP chieftain alleged that INEC was acting at the behest of powerful interests within the Presidency, claiming the commission had abandoned its constitutional neutrality.
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