The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday ruled out recognition for parallel congresses.
Some aggrieved members held parallel elections during Saturday’s local government congresses.
The party hailed the state chapters for cooperating with the committee to organise “democratic, credible and peaceful congresses”.
Parallel congresses were held in Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Ogun and Enugu states.
A member of the National Caretaker Committee, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani said the party would ignore any parallel congress.
Speaking with reporters in Amechi Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Local Government Area at the weekend, where he participated the congress, Nnamani said APC would not accord recognition to any parallel congress organised by faction in the party except the ones supervised by those sent on the assignment of conducting congresses.
He added: “You can see the authentic official congress committee dispatched by the national body. It’s where you find that official body that stands the test of time.
“I’m a member of the caretaker committee. We said that any parallel congress is null and void. We advised every person.
“So, where did they get the official papers (result sheets) that they’re using for the returning of the results and the rest of them? So, what they’re doing is not authentic.”
He, however, assured that both divides of the party would unite at the appropriate time because, “there’s no family that is devoid of conflicts”.
