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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a final List of Governorship and House of Assembly candidates in Rivers State.

According to our correspondent in the state, absent on the list were the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Below are photos of the list as pasted by INEC officials in Rivers state.


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a final List of Governorship and House of Assembly candidates in Rivers State.

According to our correspondent in the state, absent on the list were the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Below are photos of the list as pasted by INEC officials in Rivers state.

INEC had on Thursday, January 17, released a list signed by the commission’s secretary, Rose Orianran-Anthony and while candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Labour Party among others made the list, those of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were excluded.

A Federal High court in Port Harcourt, the state capital had nullified the direct and indirect primaries conducted by the two factions of the APC in Rivers.

The court presided over by Justice Kolawole Omotosho held that both primaries were not conducted according to the law.

Justice Omotosho had also restrained the electoral body from recognising Tonye Cole and Magnus Abe as governorship candidates of the APC in the general elections.

Senator Abe was declared the winner of a direct governorship primary conducted by a faction of the party in 2018 after polling 144, 929 votes.

But Cole emerged the winner of an indirect primary held by another faction with 3,329 votes.

Following the rulings. the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers, Obo Effanga, insisted that the electoral umpire would always obey court injunctions.


https://www.channelstv.com/2019/01/31/inec-releases-final-list-of-candidates-in-rivers-apc-absent-again/

A Presidential campaign DG that can't deliver even one house of Assembly member in his state, that one na DG?

Kudos to INEC for rejecting all threats aimed at making them compromise in Rivers and Zamfara.

PDP with 6 Senators and Over 20 HoR members in the bag, even before the elections proper.

problem begets problem

since amaechi locked our courts for over 1 year because he was the governor, he has never won a legal battle whether directly or indirectly.

Tonye Cole, a noble rolling with scums should learn from this and remain where he fits in well

that is very bad

APC has an appeal Court ruling slated for the 5th of February..

Wike 1 Amechi 0

Clerverly:
APC has an appeal Court ruling slated for the 5th of February..

so a new list will be released?

there is no deadline for that?

crestedaguiyi:
so a new list will be released?

there is no deadline for that?

They can't disobey the court, they will only postpone the Election there.

Thank God... Massive bloodshed have been averted in rivers state

No more rivers of blood rather rivers of hope

In fact, Rivers State has Atikulated already and Wike, the Dean of Projects has Wikelised the entire state.

Mod
Abe will soon Atikulate.

All those who rushed and decamped to APC are in total regret.

PDP!!! Power To People of Rivers State.

Apc has lost 6 Senators like that when election never starts

nice one

Clerverly:
They can't disobey the court, they will only postpone the Election there.

the same thing the governor has been insinuating, no wahala.

God will humble those who want to throw this state into crises

Game over

chai,dis election go sweet die o
zamfara
PDP 1 APC 0
rivers
PDP 1 APC 0

more states loading for PDP

wailers go wail tire upon all say dem go court e no work,lemme see ao bubu will get der 80% from south south according to zombies.

Lol

These people don't realise the chess game going on.

APC will get a favourable judgement very late and rivers election will be postponed.

People just can't think.

Clerverly:
They can't disobey the court, they will only postpone the Election there.

Keep dreaming!

Nonsense!

crestedaguiyi:
problem begets problem

since amaechi locked our courts for over 1 year because he was the governor, he has never won a legal battle whether directly or indirectly.

Tonye Cole, a noble rolling with scums should learn from this and remain where he fits in well

Talk true.... so the tribunal judgement Peterside got against wike is what na?

ogmask:
Talk true.... so the tribunal judgement Peterside got against wike is what na?

tribunal kwa

This is what u call "Failure before Breakthrough"

Please can someone that really understands Nigerian politics enlighten me on what is going on here.

Is this a game plan of APC?

Or is APC so engrossed with winning the presidential election that they don't really care loosing a strategic state like Rivers State without even a fight at the poll?

I am beginning to be afraid for PDP ooh.

Lol some people just fooling themselves God bless bola Ahmed Tinubu the master planners those two states election have concluded.

crestedaguiyi:
tribunal kwa

Ogini? Is the tribunal not a court headed by judges?

....

Clerverly:
APC has an appeal Court ruling slated for the 5th of February

Seem like you already know the outcome of the Appeal Court Ruling....!!!
Meanwhile even if you attempt to purchase a ruling at the Appeal Court consider your moves as DOA

Appeal Court can't grant a stay of execution for a supposed primaries that never took place according to the SC ruling.

Allowing APC to participate in the election would amount to a waste of resources both on the side of INEC and Rivers APC

Very good for democracy

Homeboiy:
Wike 1 Amechi 0

Wike 16 Amechi 2
My humble opinion