The Centre for Truth and Justice, CTJ has declared that the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State was an abuse of the country's democratic principles. DAILY POST recalls that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, on Saturday, October 5, conducted election in all the LGAs of the state.
The Centre for Truth and Justice, CTJ has declared that the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State was an abuse of the country's democratic principles.
recalls that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, on Saturday, October 5, conducted election in all the LGAs of the state. The election took place amid a judgement by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, declaring that RSIEC failed to follow due process by not publishing the mandatory 90-day notice before fixing the date for the election.
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