Local Government Minister says public officers who did not resign cannot contest LC I and LC II elections

According to The Independent, Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi issued a statement reminding public officers that they must stay politically neutral and, under section 129(5) of the Local Governments Act, resign before contesting Local Council elections. The article says officers who had not resigned 30 days before the 28 July poll are ineligible.