Chief Executive Officer of TAF Africa, Jake Epelle, has condemned the emergence of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates for the forthcoming Rivers State local government elections.

Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, Epelle argued that the emergence was orchestrated, describing it as a deliberate attempt to mislead the people of the state.

He said there was nothing good about the electoral process as those in charge “know what they are doing” and “are trying to embellish their acts to make themselves look like peaceful Jews”.

He said, “This emergence is just orchestrated. They were submerged or hidden by them only for them to emerge right now. And the mixture of PDP and APC candidates is like a concoction that is going to be served to the innocent people of Rivers State

“The mixture of the PDP people is just to cover their tracks, so don’t trust them. Everything they are trying to do is to make it look good. You can’t make a bad apple look good. It’s not going to happen.”

Asked what he thought about the list of candidates for the Rivers council poll, Epelle said, “They are trying to make a bad process and a bad product look good. It’s our resources that are at play. This is just an opportunity to siphon our resources. What is at play is our democracy.

“This is a properly scripted or played out drama that you’ll find a situation where those who have been loyal to the FCT minister, those who are loyal to the dictates of what this administration wants to do, have been compensated and rewarded with that office that they don’t have the intellectual or moral authority to run. They don’t want to lead the people; they want the world for themselves.”

He also challenged past local government chairmen to make their records public.

Epelle also expressed distrust in the legal and democratic processes surrounding the elections.

“Everything about this election has failed the legality test, it has failed the morality test, and it has failed the test of common sense. I have very little faith in the judicial processes and the judiciary itself,” he added.

He, however, advised Rivers residents to exercise restraint.

He said, “This is not the time to be unlawful in any sort. Let’s trust divine intervention, let’s trust judicial intervention if that will happen. But everything about this election has failed. I don’t even know or believe how inclusive this election will be.”