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THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in Anambra State has condemned the lingering non-conduct of council election in the state and the alleged plans by Governor Peter Obi to set up caretaker administrations at the 21 councils of the state.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists in Awka after their meeting, various party chairmen including Jude Ezenwafor (Labour Party), Amaechi Obidike (Action Congress of Nigeria) and Sam Anidike (Mega Progressive Peoples Party), said that such moves were unacceptable.<\/p>\n

According to a statement in Awka, \u201ccaretaker administration or whatever name called, is and remains an aberration under democratic governance. It is also not in any part of the nation\u2019s Constitution or the Electoral Act\u201d.<\/p>\n

But the state Assembly, through its Chairman on Information, Ejiofor Egwuatu, said they were not aware of such moves and that there were some outstanding issues to be sorted out first before such a matter could be discussed.<\/p>\n

Egwuatu noted that the House was keen on seeing the right things being done in the state, but that the Executive had repeatedly used community, religious leaders and leaders of thought to portray their moves as antagonistic to the administration.<\/p>\n

Ezenwafor said his party would use every legal and constitutional means to fight against such a move, stressing that \u201ccaretaker administration is unconstitutional and illegal\u201d.<\/p>\n

He noted that the state House of Assembly had in 2010 and 2011 appropriated substantial sums for the council polls.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cevery citizen in the state is anxiously looking forward to it so that citizens would breathe fresh democratic air at that level of government in the state. It would be noted that elected leadership at the council level in the state was held last in 1998\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ezenwafor said his party had since instructed its attorneys to articulate charges in readiness for the likely legal war. Also, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been notified over the appropriated polls\u2019 funds.<\/p>\n

Anidike said MPPP was constantly ready for the council polls and would see it as a major democratic setback if aborted again in the state.<\/p>\n

In his reaction, the state chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mike Kwentor, said that whoever felt uncomfortable with the caretaker administration should go to court.<\/p>\n

Obi had declared in November last year during campaigns ahead of the February 6, 2010, governorship election that he would conduct local council elections within 90 days if re-elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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