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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri
As elections into community positions in Unenurhie community, in Ughelli Local Government Area of Delta State, are only a few days away, the Electoral Committee has issued a press statement, warning alleged trouble makers to obey and respect the rules and guidelines of the elections as stated in the community’s constitution.
The committee, chaired by a retired principal in the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Williams Ilayah, and an RCCG pastor, Pastor Emmanuel Omamomo, as secretary, noted that the constitution has being in place since 1990.
The statement which the committee issued and signed at the community’s town hall noted, “That a five-man Electoral Committee was duly constituted and inaugurated by the president-general of the community, Mr. Peter Maison, JP according to Article 8 of the UCDU Constitution (2020 as amended) during a National Executive Council meeting held in the community town hall.
“The Electoral Committee has fixed Tuesday 22nd March, 2022 as the date set aside for the conduct of the UCDU Elections by the Electoral Committee. Any other date outside this official date should not be recognized and accepted by anybody.
“Publications and notifications for the collection of electoral forms by interested contestants, dates for screening of contestants and dates for campaigns by contestants were widely circulated by the media and the community town-criers.
“Only those who collected electoral forms, undergone the screening test and finally approved by the Electoral Committee are the only ones eligible to participate in the UCDU Elections as accredited contestants,” the statement said.
They however warned “That any election that is conducted with the name of the UCDU within or outside Unenurhie community, without this Electoral Committee, is therefore declared null and void. It should not be accepted and recognized by any person, group, community or the government of Delta State and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We hereby appeal to the indigenes and residents of Unenurhie community to abide by the rules and regulations of the elections as set by the Electoral Committee, and to also respect the UCDU Constitution to conduct free and credible elections.”
The press statement however called on the Nigerian Police and other security agencies to be on hand on the election day in the community, alleging that there are “a lot of perceived security challenges” being posed by the alleged trouble makers.
