The information reaching us this evening has it that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) raises alarm as most of their staffs are no where to be found names left unmentioned.
Since on saturday 19 of March 2016 some staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission Staffs (INEC) has being withheld and are yet to be communicated to; after their deployment in various Local Government Area of Rivers State to carry out their duties.
PUO Reports garthered that about 8 LGA was cancelled due to the violence that occured including Khana, Bonny, Andoni, Tai, Gokana and Eleme,Asari Toru and Etche respectively.
Our correspondant said he is to verrify which of the party that could be behind and source of the abduction between the All Progressive Congress(APC) and The People Democratic Party (PDP) in their power tussle over the weekend he said.
This also, can be stated as part of the reasons the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chief suspended every other electoral processes
According to him, the decision to suspend the rerun elections in the affected local government areas was principally anchored on the need to protect the lives of staff and also ensure the safety of electoral materials.
The state INEC chief, who did not disclose any new date for the conclusion of the rerun elections, said that adequate consultations would be made, including strategic review of the March 19 rerun process before a new date is fixed.
“INEC is currently auditing personnel and materials sent to the field. We will also meet with critical stakeholders before a new date will be announced for rerun in the affected local government areas,” he said.
He regretted the level of violence during the exercise, and commended the commission’s staff as well as ad-hoc for their diligence and resilience, while extolling the doggedness and resolve of the men of the military and security agencies for standing firm, and repelling, in many instances, the various attacks on INEC officials.
It would be recalled that INEC conducted rerun elections in 22 of the 32 state House of Assembly seats, 12 of the 13 House of Representatives seats, and all three Senatorial District seats in the state.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that four persons died while 24 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections in the state.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Baba Adisa Bolanta, accompanied by other security chiefs in the state, disclosed this during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
