Rivers State Govnor, Siminalayi Fubara, don declare holiday for Rivers people on October 3 and 4, to take prepare for di local government elections wey go shele for di state next Saturday. Di Govnor make dis announcement for di whole state, say make Rivers people come out well-well for di election wey go decide di next leaders for di grassroots level.
Fubara also talk say movement of people and cars go dey restricted from midnight of Friday, October 4, go reach 5pm on Saturday, October 5. Only people wey get proper election ID and essential duty dem go fit waka during dis time. Di Govnor don yan security peeps like police make dem dey ready to catch anybody wey no obey di restriction order.
E assure those wey dey Rivers State say di election go hold as plan for di 23 local government councils on Saturday, October 5. E talk say di state government don provide everything wey SIEC need to conduct di election wey go dey free, fair, and credible as dem don plan.
Di Govnor mention say di Supreme Court and Rivers State High Court don give di directive make local government election must happen, as e dey for di law. E say say di Rivers State Electoral Commission (RSIEC) don ready gidigba to make di election happen for di 23 local government councils for Rivers State.
Fubara also happy say 17 out of 18 political parties wey dey, including APC, don ready to partake for di election. E yan say make all di register voters dey ready go vote for di candidates wey dem like for di polling units.
Meanwhile, INEC REC for Rivers State, Dr. Johnson Sinikiem, don deny say dem give voter register to RSIEC, contrary to wetin dem accuse dem say. E talk say court order from Federal High Court, Abuja naim dey stop dem from release di register to RSIEC.
But APC caretaker committee chairman, Tony Okocha, dey vex say Fubara dey disobey law, and dem go oppose any illegal thing wey go happen. Human rights still dey kath di kpatakpata for di mata wey concern wetin go happen for di election.
