The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will boycott the local government area election in Edo, billed for Saturday.
However, the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) says it has cleared 12 political parties for the election.
The Edo chapter of the PDP said on Thursday that it decided to boycott the election because the process is allegedly rooted in illegality and constitutional violations.
In a statement by its Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, the party said it would neither field candidates nor participate in the exercise.
Mr Aziegbemi argued that the poll followed the dissolution of democratically elected local government chairmen, vice-chairmen and councillors and their replacement with caretaker committees, contrary to Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
