Why Rivers Reruns Must Be Put On Hold
— Jul 23, 2016 5:32 pm | Leave a comment
By Morgan Omodu
Following the violence that trailed the March 19, 2016 rerun of elections in Rivers State which claimed the many lives, including a Youth Corps member, Samuel Okonta, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cancelled the elections in several constituencies, including the three senatorial district.
The Commission has since then incurred huge costs to engage with stakeholders at various levels culminating in the National stakeholders Forum on outstanding rerun elections. The meeting was held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on June 30, 2016. It was at that venue that dates were fixed for the Rivers, Kogi, Kano and Imo rerun elections.
However, while other states are seriously preparing for their elections, the politicians in Rivers are busy killing and maiming people and causing wanton destruction of property. It was agreed at that stakeholders’ meeting that INEC should not, under any circumstance, put the lives of poll duty staff, observers, electorate and, indeed, politicians, at risk if there was threat to peace. The Commission was urged to exercise its statutory powers and put off any election where lives would be put at risk.
Mahmood-Yakubu-INEC-Chairman
Rivers State politicians and candidates of all the major political parties were in attendance at that meeting, making allegations and counter allegations. Many other stakeholders, who were i
— Jul 23, 2016 5:32 pm | Leave a comment
By Morgan Omodu
Following the violence that trailed the March 19, 2016 rerun of elections in Rivers State which claimed the many lives, including a Youth Corps member, Samuel Okonta, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cancelled the elections in several constituencies, including the three senatorial district.
The Commission has since then incurred huge costs to engage with stakeholders at various levels culminating in the National stakeholders Forum on outstanding rerun elections. The meeting was held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on June 30, 2016. It was at that venue that dates were fixed for the Rivers, Kogi, Kano and Imo rerun elections.
However, while other states are seriously preparing for their elections, the politicians in Rivers are busy killing and maiming people and causing wanton destruction of property. It was agreed at that stakeholders’ meeting that INEC should not, under any circumstance, put the lives of poll duty staff, observers, electorate and, indeed, politicians, at risk if there was threat to peace. The Commission was urged to exercise its statutory powers and put off any election where lives would be put at risk.
Mahmood-Yakubu-INEC-Chairman
Rivers State politicians and candidates of all the major political parties were in attendance at that meeting, making allegations and counter allegations. Many other stakeholders, who were i
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