{"id":177080,"date":"2025-09-01T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:45:21","slug":"rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul","title":{"rendered":"Rivers LG Polls Betray Democracy Says ADC’s Moses Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Moses Paul, chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has described the recent local government elections in Rivers State as a \u201cgrand betrayal of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul, in a statement on Monday, faulted the conduct of the polls by a sole administrator whom he alleged was \u201cillegally imposed in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that allowing such a figure to preside over a democratic process was \u201crascality taken to its peak.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have just witnessed in Rivers State is not an election, it is a grand betrayal of the people. To allow a sole administrator, illegally imposed in the first place, to conduct a local government election is a double tragedy: a democracy denied, and a people silenced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Paul maintained that the process was unconstitutional and illegitimate, stressing that \u201cillegality can never produce legitimacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, any government built on falsehood and lawlessness amounts to \u201ctyranny in disguise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ADC candidate further warned that grassroots democracy, which he described as the heartbeat of Nigeria, was under threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we kill it, we kill the nation\u2019s future. That is why I stand firmly with the people, for free elections, for true representation, for leadership that flows from the people\u2019s mandate, not from the backdoor manipulations of the powerful,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Reaffirming his commitment to the people of AMAC ahead of the 2026 council elections, Paul vowed to protect the sanctity of the ballot and ensure governance returns to the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why AMAC must rise in 2026 and choose wisely. We must prove that democracy still lives at the grassroots, and that no contraption of illegality will silence the will of the people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Paul prayed for peace, progress, and prosperity for the people of AMAC, urging them to reject deceit and defend the truth in the coming elections.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Moses Paul, chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has described the recent local government elections in Rivers State as a \u201cgrand betrayal of democracy.\u201d Paul, in a statement on Monday, faulted the conduct of the polls by a sole administrator whom he alleged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":177079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[118,18048,254,421],"class_list":["post-177080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adc","tag-moses-paul","tag-nigeria","tag-rivers"],"yoast_head":"\nRivers LG Polls Betray Democracy Says ADC's Moses Paul - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moses Paul, chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rivers LG Polls Betray Democracy Says ADC's Moses Paul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Moses Paul, chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T11:46:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T12:45:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1756718310.39591.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Rivers LG Polls Betray Democracy Says ADC’s Moses Paul\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-01T11:46:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-01T12:45:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\"},\"wordCount\":333,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1756718310.39591.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ADC\",\"Moses Paul\",\"Nigeria\",\"Rivers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-lg-polls-betray-democracy-says-adcs-moses-paul\",\"name\":\"Rivers LG Polls Betray Democracy Says ADC's Moses Paul - 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