The Governor of Rivers State, Cheif Nyesom Wike, has appealed to chairmen and stakeholders of Community Development Committees (CDCs) in the state to be Watchdogs in the forthcoming general elections.
Wike said that there was need for CDC chairmen and stakeholders to ensure that the forthcoming general elections would not only be peacefully conducted in their areas but that they would also not be rigged by any persons.
He made this appeal to CDC chairmen and stakeholders at the first-year conference of Community Development Committees in Rivers State which held at Obi Wali International Convention center in Port Harcourt recently.
Meanwhile, the coordinator of CDCs, in the state, Mr. John Onwubualili, appeal to state Governor to include CDC members in the governance of the state, he requested that the state government should appoint one of their members as a special Advisers on CDC Affairs and further appealed to the state chief executive to build a Secretariat for the community Development Committees in Rivers State.
He urged the CDCs to take an active interest in the forthcoming general elections and not to shy away from the country’s electoral process.
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