Angry protesters, on Thursday, stormed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as the party crisis deepens ahead of the local government election scheduled for October 5, 2024.

According to Channels Television, it took the timely intervention of security operatives to prevent further escalation as protesters arrived in large numbers, leading to traffic congestion in the area.

The protesters, who arrived in large numbers at the party’s secretariat, forced security operatives to step in to control the crowd and manage traffic congestion in the area, reports Channels Television.

The unrest follows growing concerns over the delay in the release of the 2023 Voters’ Register by the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.

Despite the court ruling, Governor Siminalayi Fubara maintained that the election would go on as planned.

Fubara expressed confidence that the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling, which mandated that all states in the federation must have democratically elected local government executives, supports his position.