 Now Saturday, local government election aired across the state recorded loot turned out as some residents boycotted a poll. The opposition people's Democratic Party also did not participate as its Southwest Public City Secretary, Sonja, earlier in the week alleged that the State's Independence National Electric Commission is being compromised by the ruling party. Meanwhile, governor of the state, Björn Uyibandji, and we voted in a courtesy, which is a preached peace on election day as he also called for more voter enlightenment. Now the Speaker of the State, Regislator, also highlighted a need for continued voter sensitisation on the importance of local government. I've spoken to them, I've told people to come out and vote to maintain peace, and that made the best candidate, made the best party win the election. I'm happy that we have done this in a kitty state. We'll just spend one year in office and we are now conducting local government elections in a kitty state. I'm so happy because the people on their own, we have the opportunity to choose their representative at local government level and at the world level. So, so far so good. The turnout is a bit low, you know, and that tells me that we need to do more about voter education and mobilisation. But by and large, at least, we are fulfilling what the council has to do. Like the state chapter of the public, we are not participating in the election. And our reason is very simple. The constitution of the ECSEC, I mean, the compromises it says that you have two card carry members of the opposition party, I mean the APC, that are members of the committee. How do you expect transparency in that regard? How do you expect equity? So our party felt that it would endanger the lives of our members to go into such elections because their manipulation would be resisted at the pole. And that is the reason why we have decided to boycott in the interest of the peace of the state. So why the opposition party are not participating in this election? Well, I wouldn't know. But I would also say that it's important for people to participate in, particularly in the local government elections. It's very, very critical, important because this is the only platform that actually leads to the grassroots. Click the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.