Rivers LG Elections: IPAC Applauds RSIEC For Conducting Free, Fair, Credible Elections
…Congratulates Winners
Less than 24 hours after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, announced the results of last Saturday’s Local Government Election held across the 23 LGAs of the state, the Interparty Advisory Council, IPAC has come out of endorse the outcome or the polls, saying it was free, fair and credible.
Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP won all the Chairmanship and Councillorship positions in that election as announced by RSIEC Chairman, Hon Justice George Omereji (Rtd).
IPAC Secretary in the State, Amangma Harry, made this known during a Press Conference held in Port Harcourt, Monday, 19 April, 2021. Amangma Harry who is State Chairman of Young Progressive Party, YPP, appealed to other political parties who lost in the election to accept the outcome in good faith.
“At this point, we as active stakeholders and key players having understanding of the need to keep the River’s spirit alive and avoid unnecessary waste of lives and useful resources, that we are one people united to seeing a better Rivers State and also appeal to our colleagues, brothers and sisters to accepr the outcome of the election in good fate as a demonstration or true brothers partnering for the good of the state”.
While congratulating the winners of the just concluded 2021 Local Government election, IPAC urged them to extend hands of fellowship to all irrespective of political leanings.
Answering questions, IPAC PRO and ADC State Chairman, Leader Sampson said any political party which engages in protest against the outcome of the election is doing so on irs own as IPAC does not authorise any political party to go on the streets.
“As IPAC we have done an overview of what the election was and we have taken a position”.
On his part the State Labour Party Chairman, Prince Favour Reuben clarified the situation in which PDP won all positions in the state, explaining that the situation in Rivers state is not different from what obtained in other states controlled by other political parties.
“If you go to where APC rules, no other party will win. So its not different from Rivers State and can never be different. If you go to Anambra state, APGA won everything. When Labour party was in powee in Ondo state, we won everything even in the presence of PDP. They did not win even one Councilor”.
He advised those who felt aggrieved by the outcome of the election to approach the court to ventilate their grievances rather than take the laws in their hands.
14 registered political parties were present during the Prees Conference. Some of them were Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Labour Party, Young Progressive Party, YPP, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, All Peoples Party, APP, African Democratic Congress, ADC Action Alliance, AA Boot Party and Accord Party among others.
