The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, is disappointed that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), won’t be participating in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state.
Governor Fubara mentioned this on Thursday while meeting with some party people at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt.
According to him, the election needs to be on Saturday to meet the three months grace period for the local government autonomy ruling.
“You know this election, I am the greatest loser because my party is not participating. It is the truth!” Fubara said.
“Go, do what the law says you should do, as demanded by the RSIEC Law, and leave the rest. RSIEC will take it from there, and when RSIEC finishes its part, the State Government will also take it from that point and finish its part, and the process will all be consummated by the special grace of God in a few days.
“But because of the Supreme Court ruling that there must be elected officials to manage the affairs of local governments, as a governor, I have to obey that.
“And a good number of you here are my party faithful and you are not even benefiting from it, and you are here supporting us. So, what is the problem?
“So, I want to thank you for supporting democracy. I want to thank you for ensuring that there is a rule of law. I want to thank you for sticking your neck out to make sure that Rivers State still stands among the comity of states.”
Fubara made it clear that only registered voters from the state can take part in the election.
The governor also urged people to go back to their areas, follow the procedure, behave well, and stay away from violence.