The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has rejected the forthcoming local government election slated for September 28, proposed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
The party has threatened to head to court to challenge the rushed modification of the state electoral laws by the House of Assembly.
During a press conference over the weekend, the state working committee of the party addressed journalists, revealing its intention to pursue legal action against the amended Electoral Law. The party said, “We will approach the court to challenge some of the obnoxious clauses in the hastily amended laws.
We as a party are getting prepared to participate in the election once the right and lawful things are done and without prejudice to the outcome of the judicial proceedings pending before the court.”
The party expressed shock at the speed of amendments to the State Electoral Law, allegedly in response to the directives of the state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo.
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They claimed that the governor is under intense pressure to conduct the LGA election before October 2024 or lose the monthly Local Government Fund Allocations to a holding account as ruled by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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