INEC has decided to hold the supplementary election for the Rivers State governorship position on April 13, 2019, in the Local Governments where there were violence and election could not hold.
The collation of results and other activities for Rivers State governorship and other state parliamentary elections was suspended on March 10 following widespread report of violence and other forms of intimidation that prevented electoral officers from seamlessly performing their roles.
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The commission said Nigerian soldiers and armed gangs contributed to the charged atmosphere that made it difficult for electoral officers to continue with collation at the state INEC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital, prompting the suspension of all electoral processes on March 10.
The postponement drove a wedge between major political parties and INEC, with the Peoples Democratic Party and the APC warning against subversion of the people’s will at the ballot box.
INEC has fixed the continuation of the collation and announcement of results in Rivers between April 2 and 5.
The commission said it will hold security meeting in Rivers State on March 29.
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