The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ibas, has commended the peaceful and orderly conduct of Saturday’s local government elections, describing it as a decisive step toward restoring full democratic governance at the grassroots.
Vice Admiral Ibas who monitored the exercise in several local government areas, expressed satisfaction with the comportment of voters and election officials.
Ibas also noted that the process has been notably peaceful, with significant turnout and orderly conduct from both voters and election officials.
Situation reports from across the 23 local government areas aligned with his observations, pointing to a largely incident-free exercise.
The administrator highlighted the voter turnout and serenity at polling units as proof of Rivers people’s eagerness to reclaim and participate in grassroots governance.
His words: “I am very happy with what I have witnessed today. The process has been notably peaceful, from the significant turnout to the orderly conduct of both voters and election officials.
”I am confident that at the end of the day, we will have a credible set of results that we will all be proud of as a state,” Ibas said.
The administrator emphasised that the successful conduct of the election reflected the people’s desire to elect leaders they could identify with at the local level.
According to him, the outcome aligns with his mandate to stabilize the state and return it to democratic rule.
