Protests broke out at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, amid rising tensions ahead of the Local Government election set for October 5, 2024.
Large crowds gathered, prompting security forces to intervene to manage the situation and alleviate traffic congestion. The unrest is fueled by frustrations over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s delay in releasing the 2023 Voters’ Register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.
The PUNCH previously reported that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on September 30, 2024, prohibiting INEC from releasing the voters’ register to RSIEC amid ongoing legal challenges.
Despite this ruling, Governor Siminalayi Fubara asserted that the election would proceed as scheduled, citing the Supreme Court’s earlier decision that all states must have democratically elected local government officials as support for his stance.
