The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has rejected the 30-day notice given by the state government for the conduct the local council election in the state.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Calabar the chairman in the state, Mr. Venatius Ikem, demanded a 90-day notice instead of 30 days announced by the Cross River State Independence Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) for the election.
He said: “Most governors to beat the Supreme Court deadline of October for stoppage of monthly allocations to local governments that are not democratically elected decided to organise council poll by fire by force.
“In our state, Governor Bassey Otu quickly decided first to change the goal post for the election.
“Instead of 90-day notice for election, he decided that we must conduct the election within 30 days, now maybe 37 days. Why?
“The argument seems to be so that he does not miss out on the October allocation of funds to local governments in Cross River.”
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The chairman challenged the state government to account for the local council funds received since May.
He argued that despite the huge resources accrued to the government, there was nothing on the ground to show for it.
Ikem said: “The state received a total of N119 billion in 2023. Where has the money been put to use? From January 2024 to May 2024, the government received another N33.5 billion in allocation.
“Local governments received N5.7 billion in March and N5.6 billion in June, where is the money and for what purpose has it been put to use?”
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