PoliticalNews Nigeriastudies that some officers of the Rivers State Impartial Electoral Fee (RSIEC) have resigned from their positions, citing ongoing challenges throughout the fee and the current Supreme Court docket ruling that nullified the native authorities elections held on October 5, 2024.
The Supreme Court docket had just lately annulled the elections, ruling that they didn’t adjust to electoral pointers.
In response, RSIEC introduced a recent native authorities election scheduled for August 9, 2025.
The fee chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), made the announcement throughout a stakeholders’ assembly in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. His assertion adopted a directive from Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who ordered the fee to start preparations for brand spanking new elections.
Governor Fubara stays locked in a political battle together with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over management of political buildings within the state.
In the meantime, RSIEC is at the moment below investigation by the Rivers State Home of Meeting concerning its dealing with of the October 2024 election.