Work and commercial activities are put on hold as 18 political parties battle for the 23 Local Government Area chairmanship slot and 319 councillorship seats in today’s Local Government Area elections in Rivers state.
Voters were seen waiting at the polling centers as materials for the election at the RACs (Registration Area Centres) across the state.are yet to arrive the voting centers.
At Unit 18, 60 and others in ward 5 Elelewo Community, Obio/Akpor LGA, only some policemen were seen mounting the empty centers.
It was gathered that there is delay in the distribution of material for the election at the RACs (Registration Atrea Centres) across the state.
Meanwhile, the residents seem to be flouting the restriction of movement order by the police, as some markets are seen in partial operations, while people are seen moving for their personal businesses.Nyebuchi Chinda, agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in units 18 ward 5 Elelewo, said the delay in the voting process was because the electoral officers were moving to units to distribute the materia