Press Statement
We may recall that on 17th April, 2024, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Awka Anambra State after it’s South East Zonal Leadership Retreat took a position to call on the various State Governments of South East Zone, requesting them to properly Constitute and Fund their State Independent Electoral Commission to immediately publish timetable for the Conduct of Local Government Council Elections in their respective States.
Consequent upon the above, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) wish to appreciate the Government of Ebonyi and Enugu States Respectively for their release of timetable for the Conduct of Local Government Council Elections in their states.
In view of the above, the ADC is calling on the Government of Abia, Anambra and Imo States Respectively to emulate the Ebonyi and Enugu State Governments.
We therefore insist that a democratic and functional Local Government Council System will drastically reduce unemployment and insecurity in the various states of South East Region.
Furthermore, the ADC is still maintaining it’s sixty (60) days deadline which will expire on 18th June, 2024, after which we shall approach the Court to secure an injunction to Mandate the Federal Ministry of Finance to stop forthwith the release of Local Government Council Allocation to the affected States Governments pending the determination of the suit. This is because the use of Sole Administrators, Care-Taker-Committees or Transition Committees to run the Local Government Council System violates Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Signed
~Chilos Godsent
National Vice Chairman South East
19th May, 2024
