Following the call by the Rivers State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the suspension of the forthcoming Council election, Governor Siminalyi Fubara has lamented that his party, PDP, will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state.
Governor Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt.
According to him, he is the greatest loser because his party is not participating in the election.
The Governor said, “You know this election, I am the greatest loser because my party is not participating. It is the truth!”
“Go, do what the law says you should do, as demanded by the RSIEC Law, and leave the rest. RSIEC will take it from there, and when RSIEC finishes its part,
“The State Government will also take it from that point and finish its part, and the process will all be consummated by the special grace of God in a few days.
“But because of the Supreme Court ruling that there must be elected officials to manage the affairs of local governments, as a governor, I have to obey that
“And a good number of you here are my party faithful and you are not even benefiting from it, and you are here supporting us. So, what is the problem?
“So, I want to thank you for supporting democracy. I want to thank you for ensuring that there is a rule of law.
“I want to thank you for sticking your neck out to make sure that Rivers State still stands among the comity of states.”