The Rivers State House of Assembly has summoned the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), to appear before it within 48 hours over the conduct of the 2024 local government elections.
During plenary on Wednesday, presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, the House warned that failure to comply with the summons would lead to the issuance of an arrest warrant against the RSIEC chairman.
In another resolution, the Assembly urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to submit the names of all commissioners who were not screened by the Amaewhule-led legislature.
Meanwhile, RSIEC has scheduled fresh local government council elections in Rivers State for August 9, 2025.
Justice Enebeli announced the date during a stakeholders’ meeting and the official unveiling of the 2025 local government elections timetable and guidelines at the commission’s headquarters on Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
Addressing stakeholders, Enebeli reaffirmed RSIEC’s commitment to conducting a free, fair, and credible election while urging political parties to adhere to electoral guidelines.
Supreme Court Voids 2024 LG Elections
The Supreme Court had, last Friday, nullified the October 5, 2024, local government elections that brought in 23 LGA chairmen, ruling that the process violated Section 150 of the Electoral Act.
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