1. On 23rd Jan, I highlighted in Parliament the issues regarding the LG Elections. In this economic crisis, expenditure has to be within Admin and Financial Regulations. As stated, I am not involved in electioneering. My priority is to rescue our economy for a stable country.
2. Under transitional provisions to the constitution passed by the House, the members of the Election Commission ceased to function. It is only a temporary commission accountable to Parliament, and they should have engaged with Parliament to prevent procedural defects.
3. AG PM and I met with the Election Commission not to postpone Elections but to request unity in decision-making as there was disagreement about action being taken, and even on the key dates in the election process AG was informed that the Election Commission does not have minutes of the meetings held
4. The Election Commission has failed to follow the rules of governance in handling the LG Elections. It has not maintained notes and minutes of its meetings. There was no quorum at the meeting that made a decision on the date of the election, thus raising questions about its validity.
5. Funding requests have been received from officials who have not obtained the required legal authorisation. Such demands cannot be met as doing so would expose those complying to disciplinary action. Violating rules of good governance would lead to further instability.