Rivers’ Inconclusive Election To Be Concluded In October - INEC


The Independent National Electoral Commission has affirmed its preparedness to conclude the inconclusive Federal and State Constituency re-run elections in Rivers in October
This was contained in INEC’s daily bulletin .

In a daily bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Electoral Operations, Hajiya Amina Zakari, made public the Commission’s resolve when she addressed stakeholders in Port Harcourt. While stating that INEC requires the cooperation of stakeholders,especially actors in the political scene to conclude the elections peacefully.

She stated that the commission was worried that some parts of Rivers State had no representation at the National and State Assemblies. Also declaring that INEC remains non-partisan as it is saddled with the responsibility of strengthening Nigeria’s democracy by providing political parties and contestants a level playing field.

The commissioner said that the March 19 re-run elections were suspended at various stages of post-collation, pre-collation and during collation, due to the prevailing violence then. Reiterating that the elections could not be concluded because of security reasons and the non-compliance of the political class with the peace resolution signed by them on July 21.

The bulletin also quoted the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Mr Francis Odesanya as informing all of the readiness of the security agencies to provide a level playing field for the re-run elections.

Odesanya also pledged to ensure adequate security during the elections.

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