Rivers Election: Soldiers, Armed Gangs Used To Intimidate, Arrest INEC Staff - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 16, 2019
TheIndependent National Electoral Commission has admitted that soldiers and armedgangs were used to intimidate and unlawfully arrest its staff during the recentgovernorship election held on March 9, 2019, in Rivers state.
Thecommission also expressed its displeasure with the role played by soldiers andarmed gangs in Rivers State who disrupted the collation process and attempted tosubvert the will of the people.
Astatement issued and signed by INEC National Commissioner and chairman of itsInformation and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commissionwould engage the security agencies at the national level and the Inter-AgencyConsultative Committee at the State level to demand neutrality andprofessionalism of security personnel in order to secure a peaceful environmentfor the completion of the elections.