Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyeson Wike, has foreseen a prompt end to the emergency rule following the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state.
He cast his vote around 11: 15am in Rumepirikom, Ward 9, Unit 007, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of the State.
As ‘The Nation’ reports, Wike described the exercise as peaceful and flayed concerns over the non-usage of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the poll.
He said: “I am very happy. It means that people identify with the election. You have not heard of any violence. You have not heard of carrying ballot boxes. You see that the electoral materials are there. People are there casting their votes. As far as we are concerned, the election is very peaceful.
“Of course we are concerned, but people are trooping out. Before the election closes, you will see the number of persons. So, we are very happy that, at the end of the day, this election has been conducted very peacefully and successfully.”
Wike said with the conduct of the local government elections, the coast was clear for the lifting of the emergency rule.
He said: “So having done this, then the coast is clear for the state of emergency to be lifted, meaning that the local government has representatives, the state government has its own elected representatives, so we are good to go.”
