Anambra IPAC Agrees To Participate In LG Election.
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has said it will participate in the Sept. 28th local government area in Anambra.
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Uche Ugwuoji who spoke after the extraordinary meeting of IPAC said the decision was in furtherance of deepening democracy especially at the grassroots level and local government areas of Anambra
Ugwuoji who is the Chairman of Zenith Labour Party said the IPAC in Anambra resolved as follows:
“That in order to further bring governance closer to the people and for the people at that level to participate in governance as the Constitution prescribed participatory democracy.
“That IPAC under which all registered political parties in Anambra state being resolved today to fully participate in the local government election as scheduled by the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission ANSIEC to hold on Sept. 28.
“That ANSIEC has promised a very credible, fair and transparent election during the stakeholders meeting convened by the body,” he said.
Ugwuoji said his party, the ZLP had agreed to participate in the said election.
Reacting to the litigation filed by some other political parties in Anambra state, Ugwuoji said IPAC was a body of its own and that it was not aware that any party was in court. .
According to him, one of the key points is that IPAC begged for the extension of time but from the letter we got from the ANSIEC, they stated that the election is time barred and that the election must hold on Sept. 28.
On his part, Chief Barth Igwedibia, Chairman of Accord Party in Anambra said non conduct of local government election in Anambra state was to the disadvantage of the people at the grassroot.
Igwedibia said it would starve the state of revenue accruable to the 21 local government councils while salaries and entitlements of workers would not be paid.
