The crisis which rocked the election of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Enugu State, has finally been resolved.
DAILY POST reported that there was a crisis during the election of new exco members at the Enugu State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC The situation, which nearly degenerated into a free-for-all, was contained by a combined team of security agencies, including the police and the Department of State Services, DSS.
“The advice that I have for IPAC members is for all of us to join hands together as one family to pilot the affairs of the council to greater heights. We recognise that we have our collective strengths when we come together. We have to leverage that in order to move IPAC forward,’’ he said. On his part, the Special Adviser to Governor Peter Mbah on Political Matters, Frank Anioma, advised the body to maintain its position as a watchdog to hold the government accountable at all times.
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