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PoliticsRe: Rivers State Election Fraud-facts: Questions And Answers By R. B. Dagogo-jack by lightblazingnow(op): 7:06pm On Mar 24, 2019
INEC chairman knows he can't announce doctored results
PoliticsRe: Rivers State Election Fraud-facts: Questions And Answers By R. B. Dagogo-jack by lightblazingnow(op): 6:25pm On Mar 24, 2019
You dey mind woke and fraudulent PDP. Thieves
PoliticsRivers State Election Fraud-facts: Questions And Answers By R. B. Dagogo-jack by lightblazingnow(op): 6:25pm On Mar 24, 2019
Rivers State Election Fraud-Facts: Questions And Answers By R. B. Dagogo-Jack
BY R. B. DAGOGO-JACKMAR 23, 2019



In the 2015 elections :

1. PDP controlled the FGN & APC was in opposition. Fact.

2. The Military was heavily involved during the elections which took place in Ekiti , Rivers & others. Fact.

3. In spite of the huge Military involvement in that election , no soldiers were reported shot dead by armed political thugs because the then opposition APC , unlike the then ruling PDP did not recruit & arm our youths with lethal weapons during the elections to shoot at sight anyone who tried to stop them from snatching election materials . Fact.

4. Armed militants recruited by PDP, openly enjoyed the protection of the police and military & terrorized & chased away both opponents & voters into hiding , hijacked sensitive election materials, wrote millions of ghost votes for themselves & got Mrs Gesila Khan the then REC to declare PDP winner. Fact

5. The then Rivers REC Mrs Khan and her team made history as the most compromised and corrupt State INEC office in Nigeria based on several corroborating evidence of collusion with PDP to announce false results with impunity. Many police officers & EOs are still subjects of criminal investigation as a fall out of that election. Fact.

Comparatively in this 2019 elections :
1. The APC controls the Federal Government, PDP in opposition. The roles reversed. Fact

2. Military involved also in the elections but this time more as a repelling force against the activities of armed political thugs, to create the enabling environment for citizens to vote , than as a participant in the elections. Fact

3. At least four military personnel shot dead and two lying in critical conditions in various parts of the State including Abonnema, Khana, Obio Akpor by thugs with illegal arms procured for then by the political actors . Fact

4. Real voter turn out increased significantly compared to 2015 as the Military presence provided adequate security and assurance for voters to come out and vote. The recorded votes though much lower than criminally fabricated results of 2015 reflect the true will of the people. The millions of ghost votes accepted by INEC in 2015 when armed PDP thugs were used to scare voters away , hijack election materials & generate fabricated results is a violent rape of our democracy. Fact

5. In most of the LGAs , the Military adequately contained the attempts by the armed PDP thugs to hijack election materials which these thugs did with impunity and the full connivance of the PDP controlled security agencies & INEC in 2015. Fact.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INEC TEAM IN RIVERS STATE :

1. Since INEC’s reason for illegally suspending the elections was WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE & DISRUPTION OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS ACROSS THE 23 LGAs, is it then still possible in such a widespread violent disruption situation, for the same INEC to honestly turn around & claim to mysteriously have in its custody the election results for 17 out of 23 LGAs, as announced four days following the arrival of the INEC fact finding team?. How could the electoral process have overcome the purported massive violence & disruption to produce over 70% return of results from the field. Either the claim of violence is false or the claim of concluded election in 17 wards is false. Very fishy!

2. How come in at least 15 of the 23 LGAs , most of the adhoc staff , namely the Collation and Returning Officers have all been identified as card carrying members of the PDP some of whom actually also ran primaries races only a few months back on the PDP platform ? Careless mistake by INEC ? Hardly !!!

3. How come the incumbent PDP guber candidate was able to publish on his twitter handle the same story of concluded elections in 17 LGAs well before INEC went public with this incredulous claim? Backdoor channels at work ? Untidy !!

4. How come Rivers-INEC engaged dismissed or suspended staff of the University of Port Harcourt , as adhoc staff to manage very sensitive electoral duties in gross violation of the electoral law. Another careless mistake? Hardly.

5. How come INEC bluntly refused to mention in any of its statements or reports the very grievous incident of a serving governor who is on the ballot raiding the collation center for his LGA & in the full glare of all present at the collation center, forcefully snatched the election materials, abducted some protesting Agents of the AAC & in the process even got a military personnel shot by his own armed personnel. The wounded soldier still lies in critical condition at the Port Harcourt Military Hospital as one of the living witnesses of this incident totally ignored by INEC in all its reports when INEC is fully aware that such an action is a clear violation of the electoral law as only accredited Party Agents are allowed access by law at the collation centres.

6. Knowing what we all know about the INEC -Wike joint venture, can anyone in good conscience hold the view that if indeed the incoming results were in favor of the incumbent PDP candidate , this Gesila infected INEC team would have stampeded the INEC headquarters into the suspension decision using the clearly false alarm of widespread violence as they did ? Hardly !!! Rather they would rush to announce the results instead of holding back the results for weeks with the high probability of releasing them contaminated .

7. Does INEC Headquarters really believe that this openly compromised Rivers State INEC personnel who stampeded them into suspending a smooth running election with a false alarm , has the integrity to keep in custody election returns from LGAs for close to two weeks without tampering & contamination? Serious doubts !!!

8. How come up until this moment INEC is yet to openly acknowledge that by the time the strange suspension order was released , only election results in 7 LGAs, namely Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru, Ahoada-West, Eleme, Oyigbo, Ikwerre & PHALGA had been announced at the LGA collation centers. There was also confirmed reports of election cancellations in a few LGAs such as Abua/Odual & Tai . Even more disturbing is the fact that they have also flatly refused to give the public the list of the 17 LGAs whose results mysteriously found their way in spite of the widespread violence to their secure custody. Is this transparent? Not a farthing chance !!

8. The practice and norms of conducting general elections as is well known the world over , accepts the cancellation of elections in localized areas based on situations peculiar to that location but the idea of a statewide blanket suspension of an otherwise smooth running election relying on a spurious allegation of widespread violence as done by the Rivers State INEC team takes election fraud way out of all rational proportions. Even Mrs Gesila will puke at this gaffe & for sure Rivers people will not accept to live with this fraud.

9. Have we really wondered why in the preceding presidential election of February the 23rd , despite recording more cases of violence & deaths in isolated areas , Mr Effanga the REC did not deem it fit to recommend a statewide blanket suspension of that election but sees it fit to do so in the subsequent election ? Now what changed between those two weeks except the desperation of the PDP Governor to forcefully dictate the outcome of the election in his favor by all means. Unfortunately , this time the PDP doesn’t control the security agencies as was in 2015 & with the PDP armed political thugs fully overpowered by the military, they had no choice but fall back on the successor of Gesila Khan to come to their rescue.

10. Let’s we forget , the incumbent governor and his collaborators in INEC had only a few months back, rehearsed this suspension gambit in the bye-election into the House Assembly for Port Harcourt Local Government Area 3 constituency. As soon as the returned votes in that election started tending towards a loss for the PDP, Mr Effanga and his team wasted no time in suspending that election indefinitely to date , without caring a hoot the negative impact that has had on the constituency who have been denied representation in the State Assembly for all this while. Clearly PDP & REC Effanga tested the waters in that smaller election & since they went scot free , they felt emboldened to reenact the same in the gubernatorial election.

The people of Rivers State at every strata of the society witnessed for the first time an election cycle which recorded at once , the highest real voter turn out , the lowest incident of ballot box / election materials snatching & most pleasingly the lowest cases of civilian fatalities.

All these positives were down mainly to the adequate deployment of military personnel who placed their lives on the line in the discharge of their duties.

The people of Rivers State across the 23 LGAs are fully appreciative of this horror saving sacrifice of our men & women in uniform. They also firmly believe that if this tempo of active military deployment is maintained in our elections, by the time we get to the next election cycle, the threat of deadly conflicts & violence caused by armed political thugs would be drastically reduced if not wiped out as less & less youths will be ready to risk their lives just to elect politicians.

Rivers people are united in the demand to delegitimize all portions of the last election exercise which fail to meet the integrity test and request INEC Headquarters to transfer REC Effanga & his tainted team out the State & re-conduct elections in affected areas , the results of which the people would accept as fair, free , credible & can live with , so that the people can in unity begin to rebuild their devasted economy & regain lost grounds.
R. B. Dagogo-Jack
PoliticsRe: Is This The Next Senate President by lightblazingnow(op): 6:04pm On Mar 24, 2019
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PoliticsRe: Is This The Next Senate President by lightblazingnow(op): 12:18pm On Mar 24, 2019
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PoliticsRe: Is This The Next Senate President by lightblazingnow(op): 4:57am On Mar 24, 2019
Stop the evils
PoliticsIs This The Next Senate President by lightblazingnow(op): 4:56am On Mar 24, 2019
Is this the next senate president?
Chinedu Asadu

The race for presidency of the 9th senate, to be inaugurated in June, has already started. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured 60 of the 95 seats announced so far, with the winners of the 14 remaining seats still being awaited.

The top contender for that position of senate president has to be Ahmad Lawan, senator representing Yobe north senatorial district.

He was believed to have been favoured for the position by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

Lawan was re-elected by his constituents on Saturday and is one of the ranking APC senators.

Four years ago, the APC caucus in the senate was divided over the leadership of the national assembly. In an attempt to broker peace between the two APC factions, the president had summoned an emergency meeting at the International Conference Centre (ICC). While Lawan and his supporters were there, Bukoal Saraki teamed up with the PDP to become the nation’s No. 3 citizen.

In the end, Lawan was compensated with the position of senate majority leader.

HE REMAINED LOYAL TO THE APC NONTHELESS

Despite his hopes getting shattered, Lawan stayed with the APC even when the party was hit with wave of defections. On one occasion, APC lost 14 senators with Saraki announcing his exit shortly after.

Amid the defection storm, Lawan remained there to lead his colleagues and defend the APC. He defended the president for not signing the electoral act amendment bill and opposed those who contemplated impeaching the president.

ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING LEGISLATORS

Lawan has been a member of the national assembly since the return of democracy in 1999, together with David Mark and Nicholas Mutu.

He was first elected a member of the house of representatives in where he chaired the committees on education and agriculture at different times. After eight years in the lower legislative chamber, Lawan took a shot at the senate in 2007 and was elected to represent Yobe north district, a position he has held ever since.

He is unarguably one of the most experienced APC lawmaker returning to the 9th senate, having been at the two chambers.

STRONG ACADEMIC RECORDS

The 60-year-old is a graduate of the University of Maiduguri where he read geography. He also has a postgraduate diploma in land survey, an MSc and PhD in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS), all from the University of Cranfield, United Kingdom.

TINUBU’S ADMIRATION FOR HIM

At a recent meeting of some APC leaders in Ibadan, Oyo state, Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the APC, spoke glowingly of Lawan. He defended the party’s choice of him as senate president in 2015, praising his continued loyalty to the party.

“Senator Lawan … you are a great example of a very consistent and intellectually resourceful leader that we have in this country,” he said.

“We saw in him, these leadership traits and the qualities we wanted in the Senate President. We know you are qualified and competent to be, that you would have led the most important arm of our government more effectively but the political prostitutes and their robbers and their collaborators denied you of it because of selfishness and selfish aggrandisement.

“But instead of fleeing, you remained constant and consistent, seeing this institution as a place for truly lawmaking that we the people and you have remained consistent and constant ever since on a progressive stand. Thank you.”

LAWAN GETTING SET?

Shortly after he won reelection bid, the senator the APC is not only confident of producing the next senate president but that such senate leadership will mend the broken ties between the legislature and the executive.

“This time, it will not be the kind of National Assembly that will betray the trust of Nigerians; the national assembly will support Mr President to meet the needs of Nigerians,” he had said.

“The time for unnecessary bickering and opposition has come to an end; we cannot afford to waste more time on unnecessary politics and denying the people of Nigeria the much needed development. The national assembly will support and cooperate with the president to effectively serve the interest of Nigerians.”

Sounds like he already has his plans all figured out and just waiting for the big moment.

Apart from Lawan, there are other ranking senators who could become senate president if the position is zoned to the north-east or north-central.

ABDULLAHI ADAMU

Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa state who will be serving his third time in the senate, is a possible candidate for the job. The senator was once accused of plotting the removal of Saraki but he later denied this, describing Saraki as his son. He represents Nasarawa west senatorial district.

ALI NDUME

Ndume who represents Borno south senatorial district is also another possible contender. He is also returning to the upper legislative chamber for a third term. He was made the senate leader along the line but was later removed in January 2007.

DANJUMA GOJE

A two-time governor of Gombe state, Goje has been representing Gombe central in the senate since 2011. He is arguably one of the most vocal lawmakers in the senate and is in the mentions as possibly the next senate president. He currently chairs the senate committee on appropriation.


https://www.thecable.ng/is-this-the-next-senate-president
PoliticsRe: BREAKING: Lalong Defeats Pdp’s Useni With Over 3,000 Votes In Plateau by lightblazingnow(op): 4:46am On Mar 24, 2019
PDP can't do Dada
PoliticsBREAKING: Lalong Defeats Pdp’s Useni With Over 3,000 Votes In Plateau by lightblazingnow(op): 4:46am On Mar 24, 2019
BREAKING: Lalong defeats PDP’s Useni with over 3,000 votes in Plateau
TheCable in On the GoTop Stories


With a total of 12,327 votes secured in the supplementary election in Plateau state, Simon Lalong, incumbent governor, is on his way to securing another term.

Jeremiah Useni, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, trailed with 8,487 votes, leaving a margin of 3,840.

More to follow…



https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-lalong-defeats-pdps-useni-with-over-3000-votes-in-plateau
PoliticsRe: Tribunal verdict: Am Still In Charge can't be intimidated –Gov Oyetola by lightblazingnow(op): 9:14pm On Mar 23, 2019
He's technically in-charge, shut up. Says the truth
PoliticsRe: Tribunal verdict: Am Still In Charge can't be intimidated –Gov Oyetola by lightblazingnow(op):
Surprise





He's technically in-charge, shut up. Says the truth
PoliticsTribunal verdict: Am Still In Charge can't be intimidated –Gov Oyetola by lightblazingnow(op): 8:52pm On Mar 23, 2019
Am still in charge – Oyetola

By Gbenga.Olarinoye,.Osogbo Osun state

Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has reiterated his commitment to the development of the state, saying nothing will deter him from providing dividends of democracy to every nooks and crannies of the state. Oyetola Oyetola stated this while addressing members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the Chairman of the party , Prince Gboyega Famodun who came to solidarise with the governor following yesterday’s verdict given by election petition tribunal.

The tribunal had on Friday declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the September 22, 2018 governorship election. Governor Oyetola who was very happy for the solidarity visit by the members of the party said they have no reason to panic . He described the judgement of the tribunal as a ‘split judgment of two to one’, saying with God by his side he would become victorious.


“I want to appeal to our people to remain calm with the judgement of the Tribunal. “I want to appreciate you for identifying with me over yesterday (friday) verdict. Well, it was a split judgement of two to one and it’s not unanimous.

“There is a dissenting judgment, the Chairman of the tribunal disagreed on the issues on noncompliance and the nullification of the rerun. “We urge our people to remain calm and be steadfast in prayers.

By the Grace of God, the verdict of the Appeal Court will vindicate us. “Our people should have faith in God, and believe that nothing has actually changed. We are appealing against the tribunal judgement and by the grace of God, we will come victorious.

I want you to believe that God has actually ordained this government. “God has ordained this government, to the service of our people, and nothing will actually change that, you need to go about your business.

The governor remain the governor and nothing has changed that, we are in the government and we will continue to go on. “You should start enlightening people who are ignorant of the judgment that, there is nothing to worry about, I remain the governor of the state of Osun.

“I thank you all for solidarising with me, your party’s government will remain the best and am urging the security agencies to be at alert and maintain peace and order.



Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/am-still-in-charge-oyetola/
Christianity EtcRe: Synagogue Collapsed Building Foundation Didn’t Fail Soil Test – Witness by lightblazingnow(m): 12:12pm On Mar 22, 2019
T. B don't mind Satan and his Evi men. You have prevailed.
PoliticsRe: The Nation: Nigeria Rivers: INEC To Resume Collation Of Elections Results April by lightblazingnow(op): 9:58am On Mar 22, 2019
Them never started. Elections will be re-elected


Quote us. All na waash Wikipedia never contact. Remember wike lost in the tribunal and in the appeal but found a dubious distinction around it. He's not clear. He WILL soon learn this day
PoliticsThe Nation: Nigeria Rivers: INEC To Resume Collation Of Elections Results April by lightblazingnow(op): 9:58am On Mar 22, 2019
The Nation Nigeria
Rivers: INEC to resume collation of elections results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 13 for supplementary election in Rivers State.

Besides, the commission is to resume collation of results of the last governorship and state Assembly elections from April 2 to 5.

INEC, however, noted that election had been concluded in 21 state constituencies.

The collation of the results for the election held on March 9 was suspended due to violence.



The Commission set up a Fact-Finding Committee that visited the state and submitted its report which revealed that while election could not hold in a few areas, they were successfully concluded in others with the declaration of winners in 21 state constituencies. Collation was ongoing at the time of the suspension of the process.

Announcing the outlined activities and timeline to resolve the electoral logjam in the state, the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commission will on March 30 meet with critical actors in the state after which the headquarters of the commission will release a guideline for the continuation of the process.

Okoye spoke at a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He noted that there will also be an inter-agency meeting between the commission and others a day before the stakeholders meeting in Rivers.

Revalidation of observers, the commission said, will be done simultaneously in Abuja and Rivers State between March 25 and March 31.

The state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disagreed over the new timeline given by INEC to conclude elections in the states.

The APC, through its Publicity Secretary Chris Finebone declared that INEC’s announcement was suspect and received with mixed feelings, since the electoral commission had not shown sufficient good faith.

PDP Chairman Felix Obuah , in a press statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam stated that members of the party received the INEC’s news with optimism.

Rivers APC said: “As a major stakeholder in the Rivers State political space, APC received with mixed feelings, INEC’s timeline for concluding the governorship and House of Assembly elections that started on March 9. INEC has not shown sufficient good faith in the way it brought the collation to an abrupt stop (on March 10), without cogent, verifiable and convincing reasons.



“The supposed umpire (INEC) went ahead to announce that collation for 17 local government areas (out of 23 LGAs in Rivers) had been concluded, as against the records provided by our situation room. And to make matters worse, INEC refused, failed or neglected to name the said 17 LGAs where it claimed collation had been concluded.

“INEC curiously announced that it had dropped four LGAs’ collation officers confirmed to be PDP card-carrying members, without the umpire clearing the air about the status of the LGAs’ results the four ad hoc personnel supposedly collated.”

The main opposition APC, which backed the African Action Congress (AAC), since court order did not allow it to present candidates for the elections, also wondered why the four indicted collation officers of INEC would be unfit for the job, while the collations they conducted were acceptable.

The party said: “Why is INEC jittery to name the 17 local government areas, if not for the simple reason that some underhand dealings might have taken place, for which it is covering up? With the violation of the collation process by Governor Nyesom Wike when he stormed the Obio/Akpor LGA Collation Centre (at the council’s secretariat in Rumuodomaya, Port Harcourt in the night of March 9), where his Chief Security Officer (CSO) and security detail shot an army captain and other soldiers in the process, why does it seem that INEC’s body language is suggesting that Obio/Akpor LGA’s collation has been completed?



“To the APC, INEC is up to some mischief, clearly pointing to a clear determination to rig the overall results of the March 9 elections in favour of Wike and the PDP. The signs are visible enough to the blind and loud enough to the deaf. All the shenanigans so far exhibited by INEC only go to confirm that fear.”

PDP chairman said: “Even though we frown at the length of the timeline issued by INEC for the collation, declaration and conclusion of the election process in Rivers State, we received the news with optimism. Rivers State PDP is waiting patiently for the process to be concluded, because the people of Rivers State overwhelmingly voted for our party.

“We urge Rivers people to remain calm, as the mandate they freely gave to Governor Wike and the PDP on March 9 will be affirmed at the end of the collation process. Victory for the PDP will come at the end of the exercise. Rivers State is PDP. The people massively voted for the PDP, as all the figures indicate.”

On the letter by Rivers elders to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in Rivers political crisis, to prevent anarchy, Obuah berated the eminent personalities, including a former governor of the state, Chief Rufus Ada-George; and an ex- Culture Minister Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas.

He described Ada-George, Graham-Douglas and others as self-acclaimed elders and card-carrying members of the APC, who, according to him, were allegedly working for Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, a former Rivers governor.




http://thenationonlineng.net/rivers-inec-to-resume-collation-of-election-results-2/
EducationConsequences Of Communication Gap In This World by lightblazingnow(op): 8:27am On Mar 22, 2019
PoliticsRe: supplementary Election: INEC Reveals What It Would Do If Court Continues To by lightblazingnow(op): 8:08am On Mar 22, 2019
Alright
PoliticsRe: Wike Cries Out Concerning Rivers State Election by lightblazingnow(op): 6:13am On Mar 22, 2019
Cry out
PoliticsRe: supplementary Election: INEC Reveals What It Would Do If Court Continues To by lightblazingnow(op): 6:08am On Mar 22, 2019
You are law abiding agency, you all were quick to obey favourable order of your good friend Wikipedia, now you must obey all originating orders or summons.


Nigeria we hail thee
Politicssupplementary Election: INEC Reveals What It Would Do If Court Continues To by lightblazingnow(op): 6:07am On Mar 22, 2019
Supplementary election: INEC reveals what it would do if court continues to stop electionsPublished on March 21, 2019 By John Owen Nwachukwu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has provided update on Supplementary election taking place in 18 states on Saturday.


Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, gave the update at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.

Okoye said that the election scheduled for Saturday, March 23, would take place in 18 states.


Okoye, however, said election would not hold in Bauchi due to litigation initiated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Muhammed Abubakar, on the state governorship election, on the collation of results in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

He explained that while the commission has complied due to its policy to obey all court orders, in defence of the rule of law, it has also taken urgent steps to vacate the order and dismiss the action.

“It should, however, be noted that the litigation and consequential order only affect the collation of results for the governorship election in Tafawa Balewa LGA.


“Consequently, the supplementary election will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, March 23, in the other 15 LGAs of Bauchi State as well as the Kirfi State Constituency Supplementary election in Kirfi LGA.”

On what the commission would do if the court stoppage on Bauchi election continues, Okoye said that INEC has the result but it would continue to obey court order, even while the process must be concluded before April 29.

“The truth of the matter is that this process has a constitutional window.



“We must complete the processes related to this governorship election and this whole election before the April 29, 2019.

“Anything outside that will fall out of the constitution order and will become a Constitutional crisis. So, the people of Bauchi must know who their governor is on or before April 29,” he said.

He added, “Some of you are already aware that the commission has conducted election in 29 states and returns have been made in 22 of those states.



“While the election was suspended in Rivers, it was declared inconclusive in six states; Bauchi, Adamawa, Benue, Plateau, Sokoto and Kano,’’ he said.

“Similarly, the Adamawa State High court issued an injunction restraining the commission from proceeding with the supplementary election following the application by the Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD), a registered political party which did not take part in the main election.

“While the commission has also complied with the order, it has equally taken steps to vacate it and dismiss the action.



“Notwithstanding the legal action over the Supplementary Governorship election, elections will hold in Nassarawo/Binyeri State Constituency in Mayo –Belwa LGA.

“This is where the election has to be countermanded following the death of a candidate before the poll, as well as the supplementary State Constituency election and Uba/Gaya State Constituency in Hong LGA.”

The national commissioner, while appealing to stakeholders support, urged all registered voters in the affected areas where election would be conducted, to come out and cast their vote.



“Arising from the meeting held on the March 19, between INEC and security agencies, the later has given assurance of adequate security, professional conduct and unimpeded access to all levels of the election.

“INEC situation room will be activated on Saturday, March 23.

He added that all observers and the media accredited for 2019 general elections were free to observe the elections.

Okoye also disclosed that Certificates of Return to governors-elect would be presented by supervising National Commissioners of the respective states to be assisted by state Resident Electoral Commissioners between Wednesday March 27 and March 29.

“The precise date for the presentation in each state shall be made known by the respective resident electoral commissioner after consultation with their supervising national commissioners.

“For the State Houses of Assembly, the date of presentation of Certificates of Return to the respective winners will be announced in due course.’’



http://dailypost.ng/2019/03/21/supplementary-election-inec-reveals-court-continues-stop-elections/
PoliticsRe: Election: INEC Reacts As Gov. Okorocha, Others Drag Electoral Umpire To Court by lightblazingnow(op): 10:38pm On Mar 21, 2019
Why
PoliticsRe: Wike Cries Out Concerning Rivers State Election by lightblazingnow(op): 8:37pm On Mar 21, 2019
Riversides2003:
The will of God shall prevail. Amaechi should remember there is no champion for life. Is it by force to rule by proxy? Rovers people have rejected you
Rovers indeed
PoliticsRe: Election: INEC Reacts As Gov. Okorocha, Others Drag Electoral Umpire To Court by lightblazingnow(op): 8:34pm On Mar 21, 2019
Politics at its peak. Surprise
PoliticsElection: INEC Reacts As Gov. Okorocha, Others Drag Electoral Umpire To Court by lightblazingnow(op): 8:34pm On Mar 21, 2019
Election: INEC reacts as Gov. Okorocha, others drag electoral umpire to court


By John Owen Nwachukwu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to the decision of the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha to drag it to court.


Following INEC’s refusal to issue him a Certificate of Return after being declared winner of Imo West senatorial election, Governor Okorocha on Thursday took a legal action against the commission.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen after the briefing on fate of federal lawmakers yet to be issued Certificate of Return in spite of being declared as winners of the elections, Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, said since Okorocha and others have taken legal action, the commission will allow the judiciary to decide.


He said that there were four lawmakers in that category, whose INEC refused to issue Certificates because their results were declared under duress.

He added, “Since they have taken legal option we are going to allow the judiciary to take it course.

“At the end of the day we will comply with whatever the court says,” he said.




http://dailypost.ng/2019/03/21/nigeria-election-inec-reacts-gov-okorocha-others-drag-electoral-umpire-court/
PoliticsRe: Rivers: INEC Has No Right To Halt My Victory – AAC Candidate, Biokpomabo by lightblazingnow(op): 8:23pm On Mar 21, 2019
Alright
PoliticsRe: Wike Cries Out Concerning Rivers State Election by lightblazingnow(op):
Wikipedia


Your conscience is guilty already. What are you afraid of? Efcc after immunity is removed? Or apprehending your undercovers?


You have a lot to clear
PoliticsWike Cries Out Concerning Rivers State Election by lightblazingnow(op): 7:44pm On Mar 21, 2019
Rivers Guber: Wike cries out, reveals those struggling to destroy election results

By John Owen Nwachukwu

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has claimed that the enemies of the state were struggling to stop the collation and declaration of the governorship election in the State.

According to Wike, the police was now inviting Electoral and Collation Officers to intimidate them over collated results in the governorship election.

Wike spoke during a solidarity visit to his office at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus and other members of the party’s National Working Committee.

Wike said, “The Police is trying to intimidate Collation and Electoral Officers by inviting them for one offence or the other so as to impinge on the Collation Process.

“Imagine where the police is inviting the entire Returning Officers, the entire electoral Officers and Entire Electoral Officers because allegations have been made against the INEC officials. This is just to let the entire world see what we are talking about “.

The Governor said that the enemies of the state have continued to roll out strategies to destroy the governorship election collation process.

“They go by this strategy, if it fails, they go by the other strategy. They brought the Army, it failed. They have gone to the court and now they want to use the police.”

Governor Wike said that the good people of Rivers State will overcome all the challenges thrown at the state by the system.

“Like I said, this victory will be the best. It will be the sweetest amongst all the states. That is what I see coming. There is no election that will be held in this state and another party will win.

“Not to talk about a party that is not on ground. They have failed and that is the truth of the matter”, he said.

Governor Wike said the political situation in Rivers State has exposed the negative aspects of the system.

“In the end, PDP will emerge victorious in this State. It is a victory that can be delayed, but not denied.

“This morning, the other political party went to court to stop Collation. As God will have it, the court did not grant them their request.

“You see how funny it is. The candidate of AAC said he won the election. The same candidate has gone to court to stop Collation and seek for the cancellation of an election, he claimed that he won”, he said.




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