Key stakeholders in Rivers state yesterday maintained that the planned local government election fixed for August 30 by the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe (rtd), constituted a gross violation of the constitution of Nigeria.
In a statement jointly signed by the stakeholders, they described the planned poll as an assault on democracy, orchestrated by the Sole Administrator, who has no constitutional mandate to conduct elections.
The signatories to the statement included: Atedo Peterside; Celestine Omehia; Uche Secondus; Abiye Sekibo; Lee Maeba; Dakuku Peterside; Andrew Uchendu ; Tele Ikuru and Fafaa Dan Princewill.