Ahead of the December 7 terminal point of the three years tenure of the current local governments administration in Akwa Ibom State and with assurances by Governor Umo Eno of tenure extension for some performing chairmen, LEADERSHIP checks revealed last minutes rush to showcase projects by some outgoing LGA bosses in order to clinch the caretaker carrot dangled by the governor for another one year.
The Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Independent National Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, in an interview in Uyo, the state capital, has ruled out the conduct of regular council polls at the expiration of the current administration elected into office in 2020, citing funding constraints and the fact that Governor Eno is new in office.
The governor had, in his inaugural meeting with journalists in the state after being sworn – in, made it clear that some chairmen would return under interim caretaker arrangement during the transition regime while some others, our…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
