PDP rejects Ebonyi LG polls, insists EBSIEC violated court orders
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi, has rejected the local government election conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, describing the exercise as unconstitutional, defective and a violation of subsisting court judgments. The party, through its State Publicity Secretary and spokesperson, Prince Darlington Peter Onwe, made the position known at a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi has rejected the local government elections conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC), claiming they are unconstitutional and a violation of existing court judgments. The party argues that the elections were a 'mono-party' exercise, excluding opposition political parties from effective participation.
PDP spokesperson, Prince Darlington Peter Onwe, stated that the election process could not produce democratically elected local government councils, as the local government system is constitutionally guaranteed under Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution. The party also cited the Supreme Court judgment in Attorney-General of the Federation vs Attorney-General of Abia State & 35 Others, emphasizing that only democratically elected local government councils are entitled to constitutional recognition and direct receipt of federal allocations.
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