A file photo of a ballot box
The CEO/Founder of TAF Africa, Jake Epelle, has labelled those against the Rivers State local government elections as enemies of democracy.
Rivers State has made headlines lately owing to the election billed for Saturday, October 5, 2024.
Police authorities in the state have said they would not take part in the exercise, citing a court order. Some parties have also pulled out of the election.
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But Epelle who was a guest on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, faulted moves to stop the exercise and wondered why there is a furore over the election in the oil-rich state.
Watch the video below:
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