The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission has announced October 26, 2024, for the local government election in the state.
This was as the electoral body disclosed that processes towards the conduct of local government elections in the state begin on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
It added that the conduct of party primaries, including the resolution of disputes arising from the primaries should terminate on October 25, 2024.
The Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Ekong Boco, made this known while speaking at a meeting with the leaderships of all the political parties in the state in his office on Wednesday
“All the processes are to terminate on October 25, 2024, when all political campaigns should also end in all the LGAs of the state.
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“On October 26, 2024, local government elections will be held in the state,” Boco announced.
He assured that all the registered political parties would be given a level playing field in the forthcoming local government election.
Boco however noted that, “Election is not war. We are going to conduct a rancour-free election. So we need a peaceful environment to achieve a credible and acceptable election in the state.”
All the political parties pledged their readiness to actively participate in the polls since it has been long overdue.
However, Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Venatius Ikem said they would have boycotted the election because of the hasty amendment of the law to conduct the election, the suddenness of the timetable and multiple adjustments of the goalposts to favour the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress.
“We’d rather participate in protest because to boycott is a language of defeat,” Ikem stated.
In their separate contributions, Chairman of the Labour Party Caretaker Committee, John Ushie, and the Young Progressives Party’s Anthony Bissong stated that the local government elections were long overdue, announcing that they are ready.
It would be recalled that Governor Bassey Otu assented to the amended Cross River Electoral Law passed by the State House of Assembly, which stipulated a four-year tenure for elected local government officials.
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