The independent National Electoral Comission (INEC) this morning stated
that there were no fake materials at the polling booths in Rivers.
This
is contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner in
charge of Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers, issued to the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt.
The statement was reacting to rumours that
the materials in the field were fake.
According to the statement, INEC has received, with dismay, news that materials in the field are fake.
”Please,
we wish to inform the public and Rivers people that no fake materials
are in the field and as such, voters should go out and vote their
leaders,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, accreditation of voters in units 2, 5 and 1 of Ward 6, Woji, was going on smoothly as Card Ceaders worked well.
There was an average turnout of voters who were peaceful and orderly.
Security
agents, comprising police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC), Nigeria Prisons Service and Customs Service, were present at
the booths.
