Protesters stormed the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Thursday ahead of the October 5, 2024, Local Government election, Edum news reports.
The protesters gathered in Large numbers at the party’s secretariat, compelling security intervention to manage the crowd and traffic congestion in the area.
The unrest came as a result of the delay in releasing the 2023 Voters’ Register by the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.
It was earlier reported that a Federal High Court ruling on September 30, 2024, barred INEC from releasing the voters’ register to RSIEC due to legal challenges.
Despite the court ruling, Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains determined that the election will proceed as planned.
He cited the Supreme Court’s previous ruling, which mandated that all states must have democratically elected local government executives, to support his position.
Written by Jennifer Amarachi
