Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers State says there is no going back in the state Local Government Council elections, insisting the elections will be held as scheduled by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RISIEC.
Fubara made this known over the weekend when he received scores of people, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Emerengwa, Iguruta, Ikwerre local government area of the state.
According to him, preparations were at the advanced stage to hold the elections and asked party members to work at the unit and ward levels.
He urged residents to ignore those kicking against the forthcoming elections saying they had already capitulated to defeat.
The governor said the time was ripe for everybody to join him in the PDP, adding that all new members would have equal opportunities in the state.
He urged his supporters to shun the politics of verbal abuse saying such an attitude was a sign of frustration and poor upbringing dissociated from the politics of abuse
