The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mr Gabriel Ada, has alleged that suspected thugs snatched result sheet from an electoral officer in Saturday’s state assembly poll in the state.

Ada told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibesikpo while monitoring the election that the incident took place in one of the polling units in Obot Akara.

According to him, suspected thugs in Obot Akara beat up an electoral officer and took away the result sheet for the polling unit.

“We are still having pockets of violence in one or two places in Obot Akara but I think the security presence is good enough.

“In one of my polling units in Obot Akara, a staff was beaten and the result sheet was collected,’’ Ada said.

He disclosed that security personnel were adequately deployed for the re-run election and that their presence had accounted for relative peace during the exercise.

“Before this time, we had a lot of interactive meetings with political stakeholders, where they all resolved that the election will be peaceful,’’ he said.

Ada restated the commission’s commitment to free, fair and credible re-run, adding that most polling centres received voting materials quite early.

He said that he had not received any report of malfunctioning of the card reader, adding that he was impressed with the turnout of voters for the exercise.

“The card reader is function well and the verification of the PVCs, which it is doing, is very important to us.

“Once a voter is verified, we also cross check to ensure that your name is in the voters’ register and after that, you are given your ballot papers to cast your vote,’’ he said.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/03/thugs-beat-poll-official-snatch-result.html

Considering where we are coming from it is not so bad if it is just one or two units as said.

Vote and not violence.

This is the only time politicians see the need for Bad Boys... Use them , win and dump them...#wish the youths can understand Nigerian politics!

Another do or die affair

Two ways i will can carry out Nigeria politician assignment is
1) The sons and daugthers of the politician follow me to complete the assignment, and
2) 99.9% of the politician wealth is transferred and willed to me.

Mumu Hungry Thugs

Wow....so sad

Evil men

Okay. o

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....

Chai

Ok

I blame supreme court for this action. At the end the highest rigger wins

only in nigeria

no common sense ... nija sha God help us

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APC at work as usual.

This is d main reason y i rejected the post of Senate president last time.. I hate politics..




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Politics... Mhmm... A risky venture

Change has come... Indeed

APC stop!

You can never win any election in AKS.

That remind me of Idu village of orhionmwon LGA or edo state, in the 2015 general election. Then as a corps member, I was threatened on both elections, I did not submit result on both elections..... My report on that day is still coming soon....some politicians are something else in the zeal to attain power.

I don't know why these things happen everyday when there's election. What are the security agents doing there?

Non of my business

petemancini:
Evil men

How about you that is duping people with numerous handles, are you not evil yourself?

when will nigeria move forward ? when are we going to be civilized ?

May God help us in this country. Until the youth understands that they also have the capacity to govern or be appointed to an office things like this will continue because they feel that is the only way they can get direct benefit from politicians.
We all have the head, can think. If you have such energy to fight and cause mayhem, then channel it to developing yourself so you can be a good candidate on the long run premise.

May God help every youth of this nation to reason beyond conflict, war, stealing moral decadence and embrace peace and self discipline.

Royal Ramble!





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