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Disquiet over INEC adjournment of collation of Rivers governorship election results

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April 3, 2019

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Several stakeholders in Rivers State, including elder statesmen, have been expressing discontentment over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adjourn to Wednesday morning the declaration of results of the Governorship election results in Rivers State.

Of the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State, INEC said results were available for 17 LGAs. However, results from 15 local government areas were announced on Tuesday while the commission said those for the remaining two local government areas will be announced on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of the Rivers west and Rivers East senatorial district elections, including the Degema/Bonny Federal constituency elections.

Group protest collation of results in Rivers

A group under the aegis of the Coalition of Nongovernmental Organizations in Rivers State has protested against the resumption of collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The protest was led by an elder statesman and spokesperson of the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum, Arabs Sara Igbe, in Port Harcourt.