The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced it has begun arranging for local government elections in the state. The announcement comes just immediately following the swearing-in of new caretaker committees for the LGAs.
Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), the Chairman and chief electoral commissioner of RSIEC, distributed a notice to this effect on Wednesday evening.
It should be recalled that during the swearing-in on Wednesday, Governor Siminalayi Fubara told the new caretaker Chairpersons that their tenure is only transitory.
“Let me also make it very clear here that your tenures are not going to be too long because, as a matter of fact, before the end of today (Wednesday) or tomorrow (Thursday), there should be a process for the commencement of elective local government chairmen in our dear state”, the governor said.
In the notice, Enebeli invited all political parties and stakeholders to a meeting next month. The meeting is set for Monday, July 1, 2024, at the RSIEC Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt.
At this meeting, the commission will present the timetable and guidelines for the 2024 Local Government Elections in the State. Enebeli also invited leaders of all registered political parties, traditional rulers, security agencies, religious organizations, and the media.
Fubara is pressured to fill the LGA offices with elected officers. His detractors could use the unelected caretaker chairmen, although common in most states in Nigeria, to paint his government as undemocratic.
The governor is still in a running battle with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over state political and government control.
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