The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Thursday said it will not allow anyone or a group of persons to disrupt the Rivers State Local Government election scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 5.
The President of IYC, Dr Theophilus Alaye made this remark while addressing a press conference in the state capital, Port Harcourt.
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Alaye noted, “As Ijaw youths, we won’t allow any individual or groups of persons to disrupt the forthcoming Local Government elections.
“We, the Ijaw people are laying the golden eggs to feed this country, and e won’t allow anyone to disrespect our humble and peaceful son, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
“It is appalling to note that courts of coordinate jurisdiction are giving conflicting judgements to stop the conduct of local government election in Rivers State, which IYC consider as very unfortunate.
“We also in the same vein call on INEC to be independent and play her constitutionally given mandate of releasing all necessary information needed by RSIEC to enable them carry out a credible election and not allow themselves to be used as enemy of the people and democracy.
“We advise eminent judges to be impartial while adjudicating over sensitive issues of this magnitude and avoid playing into the hands of politicians to cause chaos and confusion as no court judgment has ever stopped national and state government elections from holding.”