As part of its preparations for the Local Government Council Elections scheduled for August 9, 2025, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has stated that it has acquired the most recent Rivers State voter registration form from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The RSIEC Commissioner in charge of Media & Civic Education, Pastor Taninotonye Tobins, revealed in a statement that the commission has obtained the most recent list of Nigerian political parties that are registered.
Following a formal request to INEC, RSIEC announced that these two important papers were formally made available to the commission on March 13, 2025.
The message also included quotes from the RSIEC Chairman and Members, promising the public that the commission will hold free, fair, and credible elections on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
The text of the statement is, “The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission is pleased to inform all stakeholders, political parties and the well-meaning citizens of the State that as part of ongoing preparations for the forthcoming Local Government Council Elections, the Commission has secured from the INEC Headquarters the updated Register of Voters for Rivers State together with the current list of Registered Political Parties in Nigeria.
“These two important documents were released to RSIEC today (March 13, 2025).
“The Chairman and Members of the Commission hereby reassure the good people of Rivers State of the Commission’s resolve to conduct a credible, free and fair elections come Saturday, August 9, 2025.”
In a return letter to RSIEC’s request, INEC’s Administrative Secretary Odor Napoleon Emezuruike said that the commission had been instructed to send the list of Nigerian political parties that are registered as well as a soft copy of the current voter registration to RSIEC.
