Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to print illegal gubernatorial ballot papers for Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom States that will exclude certain newly registered political parties as a premise for the nullification of the elections of the three states.

Speaking when he received a letter of nomination as “Independent Newspapers Political Icon of the Year 2017”, Governor Wike said that credible intelligence available to the Rivers State Government indicate that the indiscriminate registration of new political parties by INEC is for this purpose.

He said: “All the the mass registration of new political parties is a deliberate plan by INEC to manipulate elections in three states.

“Rivers State, Akwa Ibom and Delta States have been earmarked for the printing of ballot papers where some newly registered political parties will be excluded as a ground for the nullification of the elections by the tribunal.

“After the nullification by the tribunal as planned, EFCC will be used by the APC Federal Government to arrest the three governors, so that they will not be around during the repeat elections ”

The governor said that the second strategy of the APC Federal Government is to use security agencies to unleash vicious violence on the day of the governorship elections in the three states to facilitate cancellation by INEC.

He noted that the entire struggle to hold the Presidential election ahead of other elections is one of the schemes at rigging the polls.

Governor Wike said that the APC Federal Government has performed woefully, hence they have nothing on ground to campaign with, except to use INEC and Security Agencies to rig.

“APC is not a political party in the true sense of the word. It is a congregation of people who did not want Former President Goodluck Jonathan to continue in office for personal reasons.

“The fight against Jonathan was not in the interest of Nigeria. They have realised their mistakes, but they lack the courage to apologise because of their ego. If you move around, you will see that things are bad “, Governor Wike said.

The governor urged journalists to take up the responsibility of explaining to Nigerians the need to elect a credible Federal Government in 2019.

Earlier, the Managing Director of Independent Newspaper, Mr Ade Adigun said that the newspaper nominated the governor as the Political Icon of the Year 2017 because of his commitment to the development of true democracy.

He commended him for his contributions to the revival of PDP as a viable opposition in the country.

The Apc will never succeed in their evil plans

A thousand shall come through the front door, ten thousand shall attack from behind, yet their efforts shall be in vain.

Wike shut up!!!!!!.the same strategy u used in 2015 to rig yourself into office.you must be paid in your own coin

U came in to power with all dis issue, now u are complaining.

I don't know why Wike is this useless. Just tell us you want express ticket to rig in 2019. Tout of a governor.

Dumb governor,does nullification of election by tribunal remove the governor from office??.only supreme court can do that.so other party should not register their party abi? I just tire for you

He is rehearsing what he did in 2015

Since 1999 presidential election had been held first so even Obj,yarudua and GEJ all rigged their election because thiervelection came first? Your dumbness is alarming.Oshogbo weed at work

Buhari and APC know that the chances of winning in a free and fair election are slim so they will be looking to manipulate the whole process which with the look of things will be easy for them to achieve.

Sarrki come o food don land

WEKI Shaaatap nothing wrong if INEC rig you out of rivers state government house in 2019, because that is how you came in.

Idiot he only concentrated on 2019.