The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it would conduct fresh elections in areas where voting was disrupted in the violence-marred Rivers States polls of March 19.

However, the electoral body said in a statement Friday that it would never return for the fresh polls until there is an assurance of security and safety.

INEC said it would not endanger the lives of its personnel, journalists and observers andothers involved in the exercise.“
INEC will, at a date to be decided, conduct fresh elections starting with accreditation and voting in all Local Government Areas, Constituencies, Registration Areas and Polling Units where the exercise was disrupted before voting was concluded on Saturday 19th March, 2016,” the statement signed by INEC’s Director of Voters’ Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said.

Even so, the commission said this would only be after due consultation with parties involved, and subject to the advice of the security agencies and guarantees by the political parties, candidates and their supporters.'

While the Commission is committed to conducting free, fair and credible elections, it hereby reiterates its resolve not to return to Rivers State (or anywhere else where there was a breakdown of law and order in the cause of conducting elections) until there is a conducive atmosphere for the conduct of credible elections.

As a responsible organization, it will not expose its stakeholders especially voters, its officials, observers, media personnel to any danger and even where dates have been fixed and published, it will not hesitate to again suspend the exercise where there is a clear danger or credible threat of a breakdown of law and order,” INEC said.

The All Progressives Congress had called for total cancellation of elections in Rivers State. But INEC said it would uphold results already declared. “The Commission restates its earlier decision to uphold the declarations and returns made in the Federal and State Constituencies where the exercise had been concluded.

.“Similarly, the Commission will conclude and make returns in constituencies where it is satisfied that voting and collation were done in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act and our Guidelines,” INEC said. Although INEC said it acknowledged “that there were some challenges in its operational efficiency, especially as it concerns the production and customization of the result sheets used for the conduct of the election”, yet, it insisted no fake result sheet was used, dismissing allegations by PDP and APC.

“The Commission wishes to emphatically state that there were no fake result sheets or any fake materials used in the conduct of the elections,” it said. INEC condemned the violence that characterised the elections.

“The Commission condemns in no uncertain terms all those who have been spewing hate speeches and making incendiary statements, which no doubt exacerbated an already tense with at I on.“It will like to again commiserate with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the family, friends and colleagues of Samuel Dumebi Okonta, the Corps member who unfortunately lost his life in this patriotic service as a poll official. May his soul rest in peace.”


source:http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/200824-no-rivers-rerun-without-guaranteed-security-inec-vows.html

with all the troops that was sent for the rerun, Rivers boys still had there way.... nawaoooo

what security do inec want again na.

We are in trouble with this APC govt.

If they lose any election be like say baboon and dogs must soak in blood as normal thing.

2019 election will be very risky especially IF it starts looking like APC will lose when results are being collated and announced.

All that time Jega was wasting to collate result will be too risky.

Don't worry INEC .. Security will be guaranteed ...


Just make sure none of your staff go home with a *Gucci cap

Ok, let me do my own Rerun ..

Click Like for PDP ...

Share for APC ..

Okay.

It is not really a matter of absolute or more security, it's for the government in power on one hand and the regulatory body, INEC to summon sufficient courage and be ready to do the right thing.

There should not be any attempt by the security agencies or INEC to muffle the process. In the event where the wish of the people is supplanted, with or with no security, they will still be blood bath.

Den no rerun...make dem leave am like dat...!!!!

No wahala na.

God spare your people.

U mean another rerun or d former one

If inec like holt the election till the next 4 years pdp will still win rivers.
Any attempt by that bustard son of a wh.ore rotimi (by the way I'm not being insulting, he actually insinuated once in public that his mother was a wh.ore) to manipulate the election results, such will be met with serious resistance by we the good people of Rivers State who have clearly chosen PDP!

See Gobe. God help INEC! !

If them like make them declear am inconclusive 100times,we(pdp) would always win with a landslide

This couldn't be another 're-run', could it...Amaechin chin et Buhari, just give up already and accept you've lost.
How many more lives needs to go with these barbaric act?...if you like, re-run, re-ran, or re-running, it's not Apc's time in Rivers...hian!.

no one should move around with security except the governor every other person vote and go home.

yeye dey smell. hmmmmm Nigeria is shambles of politics.

Ok

Who dash Osama clipper? Its fait accompli. PDP victory is inevitable. Nevertheless, when are you going to conduct Imo East senatorial rerun? The last time I checked, Okigwe zone is peaceful.

Are they still on this rerun?

codedguy1:
We are in trouble with this APC govt.

If they lose any election be like say baboon and dogs must soak in blood as normal thing.

2019 election will be very risky especially IF it starts looking like APC will lose when results are being collated and announced.

All that time Jega was wasting to collate result will be too risky.

In your mind now,you have said something reasonable?

PDP will still thrash APC even if Buhari and Tinubu with Amaechi storm Rivers State with 1 million soldiers and 200 Gucci caps to give INEC officials for the Re-Run

INEC is mad. Over a million security operatives, you can't conduct a simple election. Do we need to import US Navy Seals for you to do your damn job? #INECisajoke

You want peaceful election in Rivers?

Put Ameachi in a cell with 50 crocodiles as mai-guard (incommunado)

Lock Wike up in a cell with 16 tigers on the loose ( no means of communication with the outside world)

Bring both out two weeks later

Election conducted: peacefully..

Lobatan

WikeD

No Guaranteed security unless Amaechi stays away and INEC declare results korokoro...because army nor go work...ama kom with my pump action...hopefully I don't sight ma friend donbobes.

Rerun elections in Rivers state are meant to make Rivers state deadlier than Boko Haram states.

who engineered the crises and whose role is it to prevent another crisis. APC should not be obessed with winning oil state at all cost.

At least 30,000 military personnel & 50,000 police officers including DSS should be drafted to rivers for d rerun. Tell them I say so.

Remember that Buhari talk say River state is d deadliest state in naija

ionsman:


In your mind now,you have said something reasonable?

Why don't you actually say something too, even if its in your 'mind'

What are these ones saying sef? APC just wants to win seats by all means. In kefee branama's voice : "Una don fail"