Local gov’t polls should be priority

Overdue local government elections should predate general elections, according to non-governmental public policy organisation Blue CAPS, which says broken and neglected communities should be addressed before there is an attempt to fix the national system.

The group’s position was released on Thursday, which was also the same day that opposition party AFC submitted its proposed no-confidence motion against the government to the National Assembly.

If passed, the motion would result in the holding of