By Mimi Chiadikodi
Mr Theo Egbe, Labour Party (LP) Publicity Secretary in Anambra State has said that the party will go to court over Anambra Local Government Councils election programme, claiming it was marred by irregularities.
Egbe said said this in Awka during a press conference, adding that the party observed irregularities in the planned election, including amended Anambra State electoral law and non budgetary allocation for it in the 2024 appropriation.
The party said that it would approach court of competent jurisdiction to challenge the September 28, 2024, planned state local government election.
The Publicity Secretary, while reading the position of the party was flanked by other State executives, 21 LGAs and 326 electoral wards.
He further explained that the party was getting prepared to participate in the election ‘once the right and lawful things are done, and without prejudice to the outcome of the judicial proceedings pending before the court.
“After careful study of the amended Electoral Law by the State House of
Assembly, LP has resolved, to approach the Court to challenge some of the obnoxious clauses in the hastily amended laws.
“We enjoin our teeming members at the grassroots to prepare and be ready for further instructions while we work assiduously to affirm our party’s final position within the coming days,” he said.
Mr Okorie Akirika, the State Secretary of the Party, in his submission enumerated some key provisions the party would challenge in the Anambra State amended electoral law.
He said that the sections includes attempt to regulate the conduct and management of political parties, political party dispute and results collation.
“There are outstanding provisions that purported to regulate the conduct and management of political parties.
“There are also those dealing with dispute in political parties and collation of results.
“We will challenge these and other unbridled illegalities, which are in direct conflicts with new Electoral Act,” Akirika said.
