Pan Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, has sued for peace among various political factions in Rivers State, submitting that the recent happening in the state is capable of truncating the nation’s democracy.
Afenifere made its position on the crisis in Rivers State known in a statement jointly signed by HRH Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Prince Justice Faleye, Deputy Leader and National Publicity Secretary, respectively.
“Following the further bastardisation of the judiciary to sabotage the Rivers State local government elections with a kangaroo court judgement to withhold Rivers State voter registration, the federally controlled police was withdrawn from its statutory obligations to safeguard true and fair elections in Rivers State.
“It is an understatement that Afenifere is dismayed by the long history of state governors maladministration of their local governments, the administrative units of state governments.
However, the proper management or mismanagement of a state through its administrative units is essentially the sole responsibility of the state government...
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