The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that the October 5 local government election in the state will be held as scheduled, warning staff of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to do the right thing.
The governor also urged political parties and candidates contesting various positions in the election and the electorate to be enthusiastic as they prepared for the exercise.
Governor Fubara spoke shortly after an inspection tour round some sections of the 12.5km Trans-Kalabari Road project on Monday, according to a statement by Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara’s press secretary.
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The project is under construction, beginning from the Nkpor-Aker Road Roundabout in Rumuolumeni community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, and is connecting Bakana community by over-bridge across the seas and other communities in Kalabari land.
Governor Fubara visited the complex of RSIEC where he interacted with the chairman of the commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, and other principal staff.
He said: “Our election will hold on the 5th of October, 2024. I’m aware that RSIEC told me that they already had an order mandating them to conduct the election on the 5th October, 2024, and the security agencies to support them.
“So, I think with that order, the election will hold. I might not be a lawyer but I know there is something they call first-in-hand, and since they have the first-in-hand, we will give them all the necessary support for that election to be conducted. And it will be one of the best elections ever conducted free and fair in this State.”
Addressing RSIEC staff, Governor Fubara said he had been inundated with rumours of plans by some misguided fellows to disrupt activities at the commission, and warned such persons to retrace their steps.
Governor Fubara stated: “What is important to me is the interest of Rivers State, that it has to be alive. It doesn’t belong to anybody
“I don’t care who nominated you but do the right thing, that is what is important to me, because if we make a mistake today, it is going to live with us forever.
“Nobody has a right to come here. This is Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. It belongs to Rivers State, and I am the Governor. So, if their is anything, let me know, I will come here myself.”
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