Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has described the Enugu Local Government Council election as democracy in action, lauding both the electoral process and massive voter turnout.
The governor gave the commendation after casting his ballots at Owo Ward in Nkanu East Local Government Area, in the Saturday council election.
“This is a major milestone for us to be conducting the first local government elections under this administration across the state.
“Before I came here, I have been able to get reports on what is going on across the state, and I am very happy to report that the exercise across the state has been peaceful. I haven’t received any adverse report.
“It started on time and people are exercising their franchise, and that is essentially what we want to see. I can also tell from what I have seen here that the exercise is peaceful here. People have queued to vote. This is democracy in action. This is exactly what we mean when we say that power belongs to the people.
“This is a very important exercise because we are trying to give our mandate to those that will lead us, that would carry out programmes and projects that will empower the grassroots. This is impressive for me,” he said.
