From LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin
Kwara state People’s Democratic Party, PDP has decried continue delay in Conduct Of Local Government Poll in the state and Calls For Suspension Of Federal allocation to the third tier of government.
The party Chairman Babatunde Mohammed, who made the call in Ilorin, alleged that the present government planned to shift the conduct of the local government election to 2025.
He described the action as “continued encroachment and usurpation of local government administration” called on President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, to halt the disbursement of Local Government allocation to the Kwara State Government pending when the government addresses the issues affecting local government administration in the state.
“Our party is worried, just like all well-meaning Kwarans, about the continued encroachment and usurpation of local government administrations since the inception of the Abdulrahman-led All Progressive Congress in Kwara State.”
The party further kicked against a bill before the state House of Assembly, seeking postponement of the Local Government election to the year 2025, and called for the conduct of council elections without further delay.
“It is in this note that we call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, to halt further disbursement of LG allocation to Kwara state pending when the government will address several issues around it and ensure the ongoing undemocratic bill seeking postponement of LG election to year 2025 is put on hold while council elections are conducted as soon as possible to breathe a sense of relief to our people at the grassroots.”
The Kwara PDP chairman who accused the constituted board of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), as card-carrying members of the APC said the opposing party will only take part in the election if the integrity of the KWASIEC board is guaranteed.
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