From JOE Hemba
The Inter Party Advisory Council, Yobe State Chapter has called on the State Government to quickly make provision for the conduct of elections into the 17 local government councils of the state as their tenure expires on the 3rd November, 2022.
The call of Yobe IPAC is also coming more than one month after The Nation Newspaper investigation published a story on the unpreparedness of the State Electoral Commission to conduct elections within the constitutional election notice and the time the tenure of the elected council chairmen will expire https://thenationonlineng.net/yobe-unprepared-to-conduct-council-election/
Addressing journalists in Damaturu yesterday, the Secretary of the group Muktar Garba demanded the State Independent Electoral Commission (SEIC) to provide a level playing ground for all political parties in the State for a free and fair exercise.
“We wish to emphasize that YSIEC should make adequate arrangements to give the political parties adequate time to prepare for the next election. This is necessary because, the political parties are committed to not only participate and contest, but to win the elections, hence, the need for adequate time to enable both SIEC and the parties effectively prepare for the exercise,” Muktar said.
The group also called on the state government to make adequate resources and time of not less than 12 months which according to them is allowed by the new Electoral Act 2022 as amended.
“In this vein, IPAC wishes to suggest that a transition Committee constituted for the 17 Local Government Councils. Members of the Transition Committee should be made up of persons of proven integrity with experience in Local Government Administration to run the Local Government Councils for the next 12 months as provided by the 2022 electoral Act until when a new election is conducted,” Yobe IPAC demanded.
The group called on the State House of Assembly to support the Executive arm to achieve her goal in the administration of the state.
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