PDP asks members to participate in Rivers Council election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the people of Rivers State to firmly assert their sovereignty and constitutional right by coming out in large numbers to vote in the Saturday, October 5, 2024 local council elections across the state.

The PDP insisted that the right to civil control of democratic activities in Rivers State as a federating unit belongs to the generality of the people of the state and such right, including participation in local council elections cannot be abridged or appropriated by any person, group or organisation under any guise whatsoever.

The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, maintained that the people of Rivers State are ready for the election. He added: “The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) had also announced its readiness, preparedness and possession of necessary operational materials to conduct the election in line with the pronouncement of the Supreme Court and no court under the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) has power to stop elections.

“For avoidance of doubt, Section 84(15) of the Electoral Act, 2022 provides that nothing in this section shall empower the courts to stop the holding of primaries or general elections, under the act pending the determination of a suit.”