Those opposed to the August 30 local government poll in Rivers State intensified their efforts to stop the scheduled election.
They took a judicial step, instituting a suit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rivers State Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and the River State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) before a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja.
The plaintiffs, who identified themselves as indigenes of the state, are contending among others, that the current state of affairs in Rivers State is not conducive for the conduct of any local government election.
The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1144/2025 was filed for the plaintiffs by their lawyer, Sunday Ezema.
Listed as plaintiffs are Fredrick Ededeh, Benita Samuel, Jane Madubuike, Boma Aggo and Comfort Agbom.
They want the court to, among others, determine whether the election could be lawfully conducted during the period of a state of emergency.
The plaintiffs recalled that President Tinubu, while declaring the state of emergency, stated that there is “clear and present danger or imminent breakdown of public order and public safety” and “clear and present danger of the looming crises” which has affected “good governance, peace, security and order” in the state.