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Again, PDP Wins Bloody Rivers Rerun

Again, PDP Wins Bloody Rivers Rerun

Again, PDP Wins Bloody Rivers Rerun
The Peoples Democratic Party has won the supplementary rerun election held in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The election, as usual, marred by bloody violent. An INEC Officer's hand was chopped off yesterday.

The party, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, won the Federal House of Representatives seat and the State House of Assembly seat that were in contention.

Returning Officer for the Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency election, Professor Shola Omotola, announced on Sunday that the All Progressives Congress got 6,220 votes while the PDP polled 15,221 votes.


With the declaration of the result, Jerome Eke of the PDP defeated his closed rival, Ogbonna Nwuke of the APC

However, the Returning Officer for the Etche State Constituency 2 election, Oluwatosin Odusanya announced that the PDP scored 4,162 votes to defeat the APC, which polled 1,618 votes.

Based on the result announced, Tony Ejiogu of the PDP won his challenger, Golden Chioma of the APC.

But the State Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, condemned the act of trying to subvert the will of the people through INEC result manipulation with the support of security agents.

The governor said Rivers people would continue to resist fraudulent attempts to manipulate election results.

He declared that elections could only be won at the polling units and not through the swapping of result sheets by security agencies and INEC.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the release of its employee who was kidnapped by suspected political thugs during Saturday’s supplementary rerun election in Etche, Rivers State.

INEC in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, Tonia Nwobi, denied that one of its staff lost a hand to the violence that erupted in some parts of Etche during the election.

The commission added that as of the time of issuing the statement, all 745 employees mobilised from Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States had returned to the collation centre.
Again, PDP Wins Bloody Rivers Rerun
The Peoples Democratic Party has won the supplementary rerun election held in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The election, as usual, marred by bloody violent. An INEC Officer's hand was chopped off yesterday.

The party, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, won the Federal House of Representatives seat and the State House of Assembly seat that were in contention.

Returning Officer for the Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency election, Professor Shola Omotola, announced on Sunday that the All Progressives Congress got 6,220 votes while the PDP polled 15,221 votes.


With the declaration of the result, Jerome Eke of the PDP defeated his closed rival, Ogbonna Nwuke of the APC

However, the Returning Officer for the Etche State Constituency 2 election, Oluwatosin Odusanya announced that the PDP scored 4,162 votes to defeat the APC, which polled 1,618 votes.

Based on the result announced, Tony Ejiogu of the PDP won his challenger, Golden Chioma of the APC.

But the State Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, condemned the act of trying to subvert the will of the people through INEC result manipulation with the support of security agents.

The governor said Rivers people would continue to resist fraudulent attempts to manipulate election results.

He declared that elections could only be won at the polling units and not through the swapping of result sheets by security agencies and INEC.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the release of its employee who was kidnapped by suspected political thugs during Saturday’s supplementary rerun election in Etche, Rivers State.

INEC in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, Tonia Nwobi, denied that one of its staff lost a hand to the violence that erupted in some parts of Etche during the election.

The commission added that as of the time of issuing the statement, all 745 employees mobilised from Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States had returned to the collation centre.

The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun

The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun

The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun
The six police officers attached to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State were dismissed by the authority over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December last year.

The affected officers according our source are ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor.

THEIR OFFENCE:
The errant operatives were said to have stormed the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission in disobedience to senior officers present.




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The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun

Photo Source: Punch Newspaper
The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun
The six police officers attached to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State were dismissed by the authority over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December last year.

The affected officers according our source are ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor.

THEIR OFFENCE:
The errant operatives were said to have stormed the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission in disobedience to senior officers present.




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The Faces Of SACKED Police Inspector, 5 Sergeants Who Helped Wike With Firearms During Rivers Rerun

Photo Source: Punch Newspaper

Police SACK Inspector, 5 Others Attached To Gov. Wike Over Rivers Rerun; See List of Affected Officers

Police SACK Inspector, 5 Others Attached To Gov. Wike Over Rivers Rerun; See List of Affected Officers

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Fresh report according to Punch Newspaper suggests, the police authority has just dismissed an Inspector and five sergeants attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December last year

The affected officers according our source are ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor.

The errant operatives were said to have stormed the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission in disobedience to senior officers present.


Their actions were said to be contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.

Parading the former policemen on Friday in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah stated that despite strict warnings from the Inspector-General of Police that all personnel on election duty should be of good conduct and desist from escorting their principals to polling units throughout the period of the election, the recalcitrant operatives were found blatantly breaching the directive.

This, he added, was unacceptable by all standards in the Force, noting that in the course of discreet investigations, the dismissed personnel were found to have in total disrespect to orders and directives, compromised, engaged in unprofessional acts and other unbecoming conduct.

Awunah said, “These aforementioned police personnel while in the convoy of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on the date of election on December 10, 2016 misused the firearms in their possession contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.

“The personnel became overzealous, took laws into their hands and opened fire, causing panic in the crowd.

“They joined in storming the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by INEC, in flagrant disregard and disobedience to senior police officers present at the venue.”

The spokesman stated that the operatives, after the conclusion of investigation into the public mischief, were subjected to internal disciplinary measures, found guilty and consequently dismissed from the Force.

“They will be prosecuted under the Electoral Act to serve as a deterrent to others,” he stressed, noting that the personnel’s misconduct, if not checked could be inimical to discipline and proper administration of the Force.

Awunah added, “Their actions are capable of bringing the entire Nigeria Police Force to disrepute and portray the Force in a very bad light as a lawless organization not guided by the rule of law.”

The former policemen protested loudly against their dismissal as they were taken away in handcuffs.

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Fresh report according to Punch Newspaper suggests, the police authority has just dismissed an Inspector and five sergeants attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December last year

The affected officers according our source are ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor.

The errant operatives were said to have stormed the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission in disobedience to senior officers present.


Their actions were said to be contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.

Parading the former policemen on Friday in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah stated that despite strict warnings from the Inspector-General of Police that all personnel on election duty should be of good conduct and desist from escorting their principals to polling units throughout the period of the election, the recalcitrant operatives were found blatantly breaching the directive.

This, he added, was unacceptable by all standards in the Force, noting that in the course of discreet investigations, the dismissed personnel were found to have in total disrespect to orders and directives, compromised, engaged in unprofessional acts and other unbecoming conduct.

Awunah said, “These aforementioned police personnel while in the convoy of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on the date of election on December 10, 2016 misused the firearms in their possession contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.

“The personnel became overzealous, took laws into their hands and opened fire, causing panic in the crowd.

“They joined in storming the Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre designated by INEC, in flagrant disregard and disobedience to senior police officers present at the venue.”

The spokesman stated that the operatives, after the conclusion of investigation into the public mischief, were subjected to internal disciplinary measures, found guilty and consequently dismissed from the Force.

“They will be prosecuted under the Electoral Act to serve as a deterrent to others,” he stressed, noting that the personnel’s misconduct, if not checked could be inimical to discipline and proper administration of the Force.

Awunah added, “Their actions are capable of bringing the entire Nigeria Police Force to disrepute and portray the Force in a very bad light as a lawless organization not guided by the rule of law.”

The former policemen protested loudly against their dismissal as they were taken away in handcuffs.

Rivers Rerun: Gov. Wike's Leaked Audio Tape of Bribery And Threatening of INEC Officials Sparks Fresh Thong-War

Rivers Rerun: Gov. Wike's Leaked Audio Tape of Bribery And Threatening of INEC Officials Sparks Fresh Thong-War

 Wike's Leaked Audio Tape of Bribery And Threatening of INEC Officials
Controversy has greeted a leaked audio recording in which a voice bearing a striking similarity with that of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, was heard admitting bribery and threatening to kill electoral officers in the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State.

The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said the leaked audio recording confirmed its worst fears that the elections were rigged.


It noted that revelations contained in the said recording, made public by an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, on Thursday, provided evidence of alleged unwholesome practices.

The party also said the audio recording was a pointer to the fact that the governor might have compromised the integrity of the electoral process and the integrity of his office as Chief Security Officer.

This was contained in a statement signed by the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in Abuja.

He said, “The leaked audio recording showing the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, admitting to bribing some electoral officials and threatening to kill them if his instructions were not followed, has confirmed the fears raised by the All Progressives Congress in the countdown to the recently conducted December 10, 2016, legislative rerun elections in the State.

“Going by the revelations from the leaked audio recording, it is obvious that Governor Wike might have engaged in unwholesome conducts that might have compromised the integrity of the electoral process and undermined his office as the Chief Security Officer of a state.

“The only logical conclusion from this, therefore, is that the electoral victories of the Peoples Democratic Party might have been achieved through underhand dealings and intimidation of officials.”

The statement recalled that the APC alerted security agencies to reports of massive arm build-up and sinister plots by Wike and the PDP.

It said, “On December 6, 2016, the APC alerted security agencies to reports of a massive arms build-up and other sinister plots that Wike and the PDP planned to execute on the day of the legislative rerun elections in Rivers State.

“Nigerians have watched with grave concern how the process of the just concluded legislative rerun elections has led to the deaths of ordinary citizens in the state, including security officers. The statement that Governor Wike appeared to have made on the record has now pointed directly at where responsibility should be placed for the violence that attended the election.”

The APC also argued that the audio recording provided evidence that the allegation by the Rivers State Government and the Peoples Democratic Party of an assassination threat on Wike and the allegation by Wike that APC governors funded violence in the state during the election might have been deliberately contrived to hide the role the governor played in the violence that attended the election.

It also urged security agencies to do the needful and ensure that the sponsors and perpetrators of violence, no matter how highly placed, were brought to justice.

But the Rivers State Government has denied the allegation that Wike threatened to kill an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Austin Tam-George, said on Thursday that the governor never made any contact with INEC officials in person or through the telephone.

Tam-George argued that the online outfit, Saharareporters.com, engaged in an audio impersonation of the governor, using a voice changer technology.

 “We categorically deny these latest allegations as a sick fabrication, an outright lie. Governor Wike never made any contact with INEC officials in person or by telephone.

“Saharareporters.com is the online propaganda bullhorn of the All Progressives Congress. Their publications are typically false and the writers are professional hawkers of fiction.

“No one would have thought that the APC and its cowardly media allies would resort to an audio impersonation of Governor Nyesom Wike, using a voice changer technology.

“The voice changer technology is often used by teenagers mainly in South Korea and Japan to launch innocent technological pranks at each other, mainly for laughs.

“The APC and Saharareporters.com are inmates in the prison of their own lies. We reject the latest blackmail by the APC,” he added.

Source: Punch Newspaper


 Wike's Leaked Audio Tape of Bribery And Threatening of INEC Officials
Controversy has greeted a leaked audio recording in which a voice bearing a striking similarity with that of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, was heard admitting bribery and threatening to kill electoral officers in the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State.

The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said the leaked audio recording confirmed its worst fears that the elections were rigged.


It noted that revelations contained in the said recording, made public by an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, on Thursday, provided evidence of alleged unwholesome practices.

The party also said the audio recording was a pointer to the fact that the governor might have compromised the integrity of the electoral process and the integrity of his office as Chief Security Officer.

This was contained in a statement signed by the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in Abuja.

He said, “The leaked audio recording showing the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, admitting to bribing some electoral officials and threatening to kill them if his instructions were not followed, has confirmed the fears raised by the All Progressives Congress in the countdown to the recently conducted December 10, 2016, legislative rerun elections in the State.

“Going by the revelations from the leaked audio recording, it is obvious that Governor Wike might have engaged in unwholesome conducts that might have compromised the integrity of the electoral process and undermined his office as the Chief Security Officer of a state.

“The only logical conclusion from this, therefore, is that the electoral victories of the Peoples Democratic Party might have been achieved through underhand dealings and intimidation of officials.”

The statement recalled that the APC alerted security agencies to reports of massive arm build-up and sinister plots by Wike and the PDP.

It said, “On December 6, 2016, the APC alerted security agencies to reports of a massive arms build-up and other sinister plots that Wike and the PDP planned to execute on the day of the legislative rerun elections in Rivers State.

“Nigerians have watched with grave concern how the process of the just concluded legislative rerun elections has led to the deaths of ordinary citizens in the state, including security officers. The statement that Governor Wike appeared to have made on the record has now pointed directly at where responsibility should be placed for the violence that attended the election.”

The APC also argued that the audio recording provided evidence that the allegation by the Rivers State Government and the Peoples Democratic Party of an assassination threat on Wike and the allegation by Wike that APC governors funded violence in the state during the election might have been deliberately contrived to hide the role the governor played in the violence that attended the election.

It also urged security agencies to do the needful and ensure that the sponsors and perpetrators of violence, no matter how highly placed, were brought to justice.

But the Rivers State Government has denied the allegation that Wike threatened to kill an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Austin Tam-George, said on Thursday that the governor never made any contact with INEC officials in person or through the telephone.

Tam-George argued that the online outfit, Saharareporters.com, engaged in an audio impersonation of the governor, using a voice changer technology.

 “We categorically deny these latest allegations as a sick fabrication, an outright lie. Governor Wike never made any contact with INEC officials in person or by telephone.

“Saharareporters.com is the online propaganda bullhorn of the All Progressives Congress. Their publications are typically false and the writers are professional hawkers of fiction.

“No one would have thought that the APC and its cowardly media allies would resort to an audio impersonation of Governor Nyesom Wike, using a voice changer technology.

“The voice changer technology is often used by teenagers mainly in South Korea and Japan to launch innocent technological pranks at each other, mainly for laughs.

“The APC and Saharareporters.com are inmates in the prison of their own lies. We reject the latest blackmail by the APC,” he added.

Source: Punch Newspaper


RIVERS RERUN: Watch SHOCKING Raw Video Of SARS Police, Akin Fakorede Hijacking Election Results

RIVERS RERUN: Watch SHOCKING Raw Video Of SARS Police, Akin Fakorede Hijacking Election Results



VIDEO CAPTURE OF AKIN FAKOREDE TRYING TO HIJACK ELECTION RESULTS HAS VINDICATED ME SAYS GOVERNOR WIKE


Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the government and people of the state would no longer play host to the Officer in charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS ), Mr Akin Fakorede as he is a threat to the security of the state . 

The governor who said that he has been vindicated , pointed out that Akin Fakorede is one of the two police officers who are perpetually engaged in professional misconduct in Rivers State . The Second Officer is the Assistant Commissioner of in charge of Operations , Steven Hasso . 

Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday following the invitation of Mr Akin Fakorede by the Police High Command after he was spotted in a viral video leading SARS Personnel to invade the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation centre , Governor Wike said that from all indications, the SARS Commander was transferred to Rivers State to destroy the security architecture of the state . 

The governor regretted the invitation extended to the embattled SARS Commander to Abuja is merely aimed at sweeping the crime against democracy under the carpet. He said that providence has made it possible for the SARS Commander to be captured on video battering electoral officials and attempting to hijack election materials and results. 

“It is unfortunate that the Force Public Relations Officer would sit in Abuja and claim that the men who invaded the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation Office were not policemen. “The Electoral Officer who was beaten up was clearly seen in the video holding unto Akin Fakorede . This is very shameful .

The police we have today is not the police that we use to know. 

“It pains me that this was the man that I have complained about to the Inspector-General of Police and anyone who cared to listen is doing a hatchet job in the state”. The governor stated that if left in the state , Akin Fakorede would continue to connive with Armed Robbers and cultists to compromise security in the state. 

He said even during the March 19 Rerun elections , Akin Fakorede played very negative roles which necessitated his transfer back to the state. 

Simeon Nwakaudu ,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State ,
Electronic Media .
13th December ,2016. Media








VIDEO CAPTURE OF AKIN FAKOREDE TRYING TO HIJACK ELECTION RESULTS HAS VINDICATED ME SAYS GOVERNOR WIKE


Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the government and people of the state would no longer play host to the Officer in charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS ), Mr Akin Fakorede as he is a threat to the security of the state . 

The governor who said that he has been vindicated , pointed out that Akin Fakorede is one of the two police officers who are perpetually engaged in professional misconduct in Rivers State . The Second Officer is the Assistant Commissioner of in charge of Operations , Steven Hasso . 

Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday following the invitation of Mr Akin Fakorede by the Police High Command after he was spotted in a viral video leading SARS Personnel to invade the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation centre , Governor Wike said that from all indications, the SARS Commander was transferred to Rivers State to destroy the security architecture of the state . 

The governor regretted the invitation extended to the embattled SARS Commander to Abuja is merely aimed at sweeping the crime against democracy under the carpet. He said that providence has made it possible for the SARS Commander to be captured on video battering electoral officials and attempting to hijack election materials and results. 

“It is unfortunate that the Force Public Relations Officer would sit in Abuja and claim that the men who invaded the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation Office were not policemen. “The Electoral Officer who was beaten up was clearly seen in the video holding unto Akin Fakorede . This is very shameful .

The police we have today is not the police that we use to know. 

“It pains me that this was the man that I have complained about to the Inspector-General of Police and anyone who cared to listen is doing a hatchet job in the state”. The governor stated that if left in the state , Akin Fakorede would continue to connive with Armed Robbers and cultists to compromise security in the state. 

He said even during the March 19 Rerun elections , Akin Fakorede played very negative roles which necessitated his transfer back to the state. 

Simeon Nwakaudu ,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State ,
Electronic Media .
13th December ,2016. Media






SHOCKER: See Gov. Wike Caught On Tape Arranging With INEC Official To Rig Rivers Rerun With Threat To Kill.. Raw Tape Here

SHOCKER: See Gov. Wike Caught On Tape Arranging With INEC Official To Rig Rivers Rerun With Threat To Kill.. Raw Tape Here



Sahara Reporters - Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been caught on tape as he held a telephone with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arranging payment to the officials in exchange for their help in rigging the recently concluded legislative elections in the state.


The telephone conversations, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, revealed the governor arranging with INEC officials, particularly those sent from Plateau State, to rig the election for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche, Khana, Ikwerre and other key local government areas in the state.

One of Mr. Wike’s phone calls went to a female INEC official who was complaining that the money offered by the governor was not sufficient for the rigging task. An infuriated Governor Wike told the woman that he had already paid the electoral coordinator in Plateau State.

At one point in the conversation, when Governor Wike was told that one of the electoral officers was reluctant to sign one of the result sheets, the governor threatened to demand his money back from the recalcitrant official. Then, as if not satisfied with his threat to collect back his money, Mr. Wike voiced his intent to kill the official, stating that the man would not leave Rivers State alive.

The chilling telephone conversation has exposed the inner workings of Mr. Wike’s scheme to rig the recent election in his state and also the collusion of INEC officials in the illicit deals. Besides, the governor’s intimation of violence also pointed to the possible bloody nature of the games played between politicians who fund the rigging of elections and the electoral officials who facilitate the scheme for quick, and often substantial, cash payments.

SaharaReporters spoke to a top INEC official in Abuja who and he confirmed that most of the electoral officers who conducted the recently concluded legislative elections in Rivers State were drafted from Plateau and Oyo States. He added that some of the electoral officials were also drafted from one of the Southeastern states.



Sahara Reporters - Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been caught on tape as he held a telephone with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arranging payment to the officials in exchange for their help in rigging the recently concluded legislative elections in the state.


The telephone conversations, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, revealed the governor arranging with INEC officials, particularly those sent from Plateau State, to rig the election for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche, Khana, Ikwerre and other key local government areas in the state.

One of Mr. Wike’s phone calls went to a female INEC official who was complaining that the money offered by the governor was not sufficient for the rigging task. An infuriated Governor Wike told the woman that he had already paid the electoral coordinator in Plateau State.

At one point in the conversation, when Governor Wike was told that one of the electoral officers was reluctant to sign one of the result sheets, the governor threatened to demand his money back from the recalcitrant official. Then, as if not satisfied with his threat to collect back his money, Mr. Wike voiced his intent to kill the official, stating that the man would not leave Rivers State alive.

The chilling telephone conversation has exposed the inner workings of Mr. Wike’s scheme to rig the recent election in his state and also the collusion of INEC officials in the illicit deals. Besides, the governor’s intimation of violence also pointed to the possible bloody nature of the games played between politicians who fund the rigging of elections and the electoral officials who facilitate the scheme for quick, and often substantial, cash payments.

SaharaReporters spoke to a top INEC official in Abuja who and he confirmed that most of the electoral officers who conducted the recently concluded legislative elections in Rivers State were drafted from Plateau and Oyo States. He added that some of the electoral officials were also drafted from one of the Southeastern states.

BREAKING: PDP Wins Second Senatorial Seat In Rivers Rerun As INEC Declares Osinachukwu, Winner

BREAKING: PDP Wins Second Senatorial Seat In Rivers Rerun As INEC Declares Osinachukwu, Winner

Osinachukwu Ideozu,
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osinachukwu Ideozu, winner of the of the Rivers West senatorial district election held between Saturday and Monday.

Mr. Ideozu was certified winner Tuesday afternoon with 107,166 votes. He defeated Otelemaba Amachree of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 48,898 votes.

With the development, PDP now has two senatorial districts – Rivers East and West. PDP’s George Sekibo had earlier been returned winner of the Rivers East election for the third time.


APC’s Magnus Abe won in the third senatorial district, Rivers South East. He defeated Olaka Nwogu of PDP.

Rivers West Senator-elect, Mr. Ideozu, was a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, representing Ahoada West between 1999 and 2003.

Afterwards, between 2003 and 2007, he represented Abua-Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives before his appointment as Commissioner for Education.
Osinachukwu Ideozu,
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osinachukwu Ideozu, winner of the of the Rivers West senatorial district election held between Saturday and Monday.

Mr. Ideozu was certified winner Tuesday afternoon with 107,166 votes. He defeated Otelemaba Amachree of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 48,898 votes.

With the development, PDP now has two senatorial districts – Rivers East and West. PDP’s George Sekibo had earlier been returned winner of the Rivers East election for the third time.


APC’s Magnus Abe won in the third senatorial district, Rivers South East. He defeated Olaka Nwogu of PDP.

Rivers West Senator-elect, Mr. Ideozu, was a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, representing Ahoada West between 1999 and 2003.

Afterwards, between 2003 and 2007, he represented Abua-Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives before his appointment as Commissioner for Education.

Police DSP KILLED, Orderly BEHEADED As Rivers BLOODY Rerun Gets BLOODIER

Police DSP KILLED, Orderly BEHEADED As Rivers BLOODY Rerun Gets BLOODIER

A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr. Alkali Mohammed, reportedly met his untimely death in the hands of suspected hoodlums in the Omoku area of Rivers state, on Saturday, TheCable reports 

Mohammed’s orderly, who was with him at the time of the unfortunate incident, was also beheaded

Kasimu Abdulkarim, commander of 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, disclosed this in a statement.


He said the attackers laid ambush for the deceased officers, who were on duty during the legislative rerun exercise.

Abdulkarim added that while three policemen escaped, five officers had been declared missing.

There was widespread violence during the election.
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr. Alkali Mohammed, reportedly met his untimely death in the hands of suspected hoodlums in the Omoku area of Rivers state, on Saturday, TheCable reports 

Mohammed’s orderly, who was with him at the time of the unfortunate incident, was also beheaded

Kasimu Abdulkarim, commander of 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, disclosed this in a statement.


He said the attackers laid ambush for the deceased officers, who were on duty during the legislative rerun exercise.

Abdulkarim added that while three policemen escaped, five officers had been declared missing.

There was widespread violence during the election.

BREAKING: INEC Officials Abandon Returning Officer At Rivers Rerun Senatorial Collation Centre Amidst Uncertainty; See Photo

BREAKING: INEC Officials Abandon Returning Officer At Rivers Rerun Senatorial Collation Centre Amidst Uncertainty; See Photo

BREAKING:INEC Officials Abandon Returning Officer At Rivers Rerun Senatorial Collation Centre Amidst Uncertainty; See Photo
TheCable - Three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) involved in the collation of results at Rivers East senatorial district have walked out on the returning officer.

The officials, who attempted to sneak out of council hall, Port Harcourt, venue of the exercise, left one after the other.

When TheCable approached the one who walked out last, he declined to speak.

Asked if the election had been declared inconclusive, he said: “I am not the one to decide that. The returning officer is still there.”


Responding to a question posed by this reporter, Oji Ekumankama, the returning officer, expressed worries.

“I am very disturbed at the moment,” he said.

“We just have to announce a winner. Even if everyone leaves, I will still remain here. As the returning officer, I have nowhere to go until the result is announced.

“I know that something is wrong somewhere, but this is our country, we will all do our best to develop it.”

Asked if he has communicated with appropraite authorities, he said: “They are aware.”

CollationRoom

No sooner than the officials departed did agent of parties and journalists also made their way out.

Only the agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the hall at the moment.

The collation commenced around 11pm on Saturday, and ended by 5:25am on Sunday.

The officials had announced that Ikwerre and Emouha were the only local governments of the eight in the district where results had not been declared.

They promised to make official announcement as soon as they got it.

However, around 10am, words went round that a powerful politician had hijacked the result of Ikwerre, where Nyesom Wike, governor of the state, and Rotimi Amaechi, hailed from.

TheCable made efforts to reach the duo for their reactions.

While Amaechi, who spoke through David Iyiofor, his media aide, denied the report, Wike could not be reached for comments.

Simeon Nwakaudu, his spokesman, did not respond to the mail sent.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in Port Harcourt, Ogu/Bolo, Okrika, Omuma, Obio Akpor, and Etche local governments – the six areas where results have been announced.
BREAKING:INEC Officials Abandon Returning Officer At Rivers Rerun Senatorial Collation Centre Amidst Uncertainty; See Photo
TheCable - Three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) involved in the collation of results at Rivers East senatorial district have walked out on the returning officer.

The officials, who attempted to sneak out of council hall, Port Harcourt, venue of the exercise, left one after the other.

When TheCable approached the one who walked out last, he declined to speak.

Asked if the election had been declared inconclusive, he said: “I am not the one to decide that. The returning officer is still there.”


Responding to a question posed by this reporter, Oji Ekumankama, the returning officer, expressed worries.

“I am very disturbed at the moment,” he said.

“We just have to announce a winner. Even if everyone leaves, I will still remain here. As the returning officer, I have nowhere to go until the result is announced.

“I know that something is wrong somewhere, but this is our country, we will all do our best to develop it.”

Asked if he has communicated with appropraite authorities, he said: “They are aware.”

CollationRoom

No sooner than the officials departed did agent of parties and journalists also made their way out.

Only the agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the hall at the moment.

The collation commenced around 11pm on Saturday, and ended by 5:25am on Sunday.

The officials had announced that Ikwerre and Emouha were the only local governments of the eight in the district where results had not been declared.

They promised to make official announcement as soon as they got it.

However, around 10am, words went round that a powerful politician had hijacked the result of Ikwerre, where Nyesom Wike, governor of the state, and Rotimi Amaechi, hailed from.

TheCable made efforts to reach the duo for their reactions.

While Amaechi, who spoke through David Iyiofor, his media aide, denied the report, Wike could not be reached for comments.

Simeon Nwakaudu, his spokesman, did not respond to the mail sent.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in Port Harcourt, Ogu/Bolo, Okrika, Omuma, Obio Akpor, and Etche local governments – the six areas where results have been announced.

BREAKING: Major Win For APC In RIVERS RERUN As Magnus Abe Declared WINNER; See Final Results

BREAKING: Major Win For APC In RIVERS RERUN As Magnus Abe Declared WINNER; See Final Results

Magnus Abed
Report reaching News Punch suggests that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Magnus Abe has been declared the winner of the Rivers State South East senatorial district.


According to the report, Senator Abe polled a total vote of 125,938 votes to defeat close rival of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 25, 394.

Details soon
Magnus Abed
Report reaching News Punch suggests that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Magnus Abe has been declared the winner of the Rivers State South East senatorial district.


According to the report, Senator Abe polled a total vote of 125,938 votes to defeat close rival of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 25, 394.

Details soon

BREAKING: APC Wins Khana/Gokana House Of Reps Seat; See Official Results

BREAKING: APC Wins Khana/Gokana House Of Reps Seat; See Official Results

BREAKING: APC Wins Khana/Gokana House Of Reps Seat; See Official Results
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Khana/Gokana federal constituency, Maurice Pronem, has been declared winner of Saturday’s rerun exercise.

G.O Osuagwu, returning officer of the election, announced the result on Sunday afternoon.


He said Pronem polled 68,219 votes ahead of  Dumnamene Dekor, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured 20,329 votes.

Details soon
BREAKING: APC Wins Khana/Gokana House Of Reps Seat; See Official Results
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Khana/Gokana federal constituency, Maurice Pronem, has been declared winner of Saturday’s rerun exercise.

G.O Osuagwu, returning officer of the election, announced the result on Sunday afternoon.


He said Pronem polled 68,219 votes ahead of  Dumnamene Dekor, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured 20,329 votes.

Details soon

RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets

RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets

RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets


RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets
OBIO AKPOR LGA
Registered Voters 447,490
Accredited Voters 43,990

APC 1,0630

PDP 29,282

ETCHE LGA

Registered Voters 63,549

Accredited Voters 10,352

APC 1,258
PDP: 6,926

OKRIKA LGA

Registered Voters 5,217
Accredited Voters 706

APC 212

PDP 457

OGU-BOLO LGA

PDP 4,578

APC: 1,844

PORTHARCOURT LGA 

APC 9,618

PDP 28,305

RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets


RIVERS RERUN: Some Results From INEC Official Sheets
OBIO AKPOR LGA
Registered Voters 447,490
Accredited Voters 43,990

APC 1,0630

PDP 29,282

ETCHE LGA

Registered Voters 63,549

Accredited Voters 10,352

APC 1,258
PDP: 6,926

OKRIKA LGA

Registered Voters 5,217
Accredited Voters 706

APC 212

PDP 457

OGU-BOLO LGA

PDP 4,578

APC: 1,844

PORTHARCOURT LGA 

APC 9,618

PDP 28,305

Rivers 'Do or Die' Rerun: Some Senatorial Results Pops In; There's Is A Clear Winner

Rivers 'Do or Die' Rerun: Some Senatorial Results Pops In; There's Is A Clear Winner

Rivers 'Do or Die' Rerun: Some Senatorial Results Pops in
DEGEMA LGA
SENATE:
APC 1,972
LP – 19
NNPP – 06
PDP 9,964
PPA – 12
SDP – 23

ABOLGA 
PDP - 19,707
APC - 6,542

ONELGA 
PDP - 4,277
APC - 1,435
AELGA
PDP - 11, 447
APC - 5, 838.


BONNY 
PDP - 6,662
APC - 2,283

HOUSE OF REPS:
PDP – 10,056
APC – 1,809
LP – 29
NCP – 17
Degema is part of Rivers West senatorial district and pairs with Bonny LGA to form Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency.

More details soon
Rivers 'Do or Die' Rerun: Some Senatorial Results Pops in
DEGEMA LGA
SENATE:
APC 1,972
LP – 19
NNPP – 06
PDP 9,964
PPA – 12
SDP – 23

ABOLGA 
PDP - 19,707
APC - 6,542

ONELGA 
PDP - 4,277
APC - 1,435
AELGA
PDP - 11, 447
APC - 5, 838.


BONNY 
PDP - 6,662
APC - 2,283

HOUSE OF REPS:
PDP – 10,056
APC – 1,809
LP – 29
NCP – 17
Degema is part of Rivers West senatorial district and pairs with Bonny LGA to form Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency.

More details soon

BREAKING: Rivers Rerun: PDP Wins Okrika Ogu/ Bolo Federal Constituency; See Official Result Declared

BREAKING: Rivers Rerun: PDP Wins Okrika Ogu/ Bolo Federal Constituency; See Official Result Declared

BREAKING: Rivers Rerun: PDP Wins Okrika Ogu/ Bolo Federal Constituency; See Official Result
Mr. Gogo Tamuno of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of Okrika Ogu/ Bolo federal constituency in Rivers State by the returning officer in the election held on Saturday.


The declaration which was made at exactly 2:20am  saw the returning officer who was identified as Okwulehie Ikechukwu, announcing that Tamuno polled a total of 11,668 votes to defeat Maureen Tamuno of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 5,995 votes.
BREAKING: Rivers Rerun: PDP Wins Okrika Ogu/ Bolo Federal Constituency; See Official Result
Mr. Gogo Tamuno of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of Okrika Ogu/ Bolo federal constituency in Rivers State by the returning officer in the election held on Saturday.


The declaration which was made at exactly 2:20am  saw the returning officer who was identified as Okwulehie Ikechukwu, announcing that Tamuno polled a total of 11,668 votes to defeat Maureen Tamuno of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 5,995 votes.

BEST AGBESE: Wike's River of Blood And The Rest Of Us

BEST AGBESE: Wike's River of Blood And The Rest Of Us

BEST AGBESE: Wike's River of Blood And The Rest Of Us
As my friends from Edo-Delta would say, "person dey grow pass don't be silly". They went on to explain that the expression connotes the fact that maturity must set in at some point in a person's life such that they become self regulatory and do not have to be coerced into behaving responsibly.

It however seems that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike is unaware of this nugget of wisdom from his neighboring state. His obliviousness to this dictum reminds me of another expression that "one can take a tout out of the street but can never take the animal out of the tout".


Wike's outburst over what is part of a natural process of politicking therefore tended to lend credence to what has been alluded to as his antecedents as far as refinement goes.

The Rivers State Governor, apparently miffed that Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaigned in the state for the re-run election, resorted to unleashing a tirade at them as if the state is no longer part of Nigeria that others have the freedom to visit.

For Wike, election is a do-do-affair. But the consequence has left his state the Rivers of blood

My (Benue) state governor, Samuel Ortom, appeared to have particularly irked Wike and therefore got a disproportionate dose of his venom.

As far as politics goes, Wike can insult whoever he wishes to, afterall motopark touts exercise the same freedom in abusing anyone that passes through their parks to baked commercial vehicle, which includes Ortom since it is also said that once one ventures into politics the insults appropriate to one would be revealed. But to insult the Office of the Governor of Benue state is to insult the entire people of the state and that is where the line must be drawn.

For the avoidance of doubt, Benue state, like any other state in the country is grappling with the fallout of the economic recession. The situation has of course been worsened by the fact that the state is not one of those that get derivation revenue from crude oil earnings - which still accounts for something despite the price slump.

This is not factoring in the years of People's Democratic Party (PDP) misrule that ensured that there are not much fall back options for the state in addition to the endless liabilities that were created and left for Ortom to inherit.

In the space of time he has been in office, Ortom has done what is humanly possible to clean up the mess he inherited. This includes clearing out outstanding salaries and obligations to contractors. With the continual paucity of funds and the fact that government cannot be left in suspended animation loan acquisition for financing key projects became inevitable. The realization of the enormity of what is required to bring Benue state out of the deep must have informed Ortom's recent declaration that the state is managed by God to whom he has dedicated Benue to.

Anyone that has experienced the damage done under under PDP governments at the federal level and in several states would spread the gospel of liberation to electorates in any other part of the country where that party is still holding the populace hostage. Ortom's presence on the APC campaign trail is therefore understandable not just in the context of his official presence but as man who has been convinced to lead the charge in setting other Nigerians free from the likes of Wike.

It is to Wike's shame that Rivers state effectively became a battleground in the literal sense in the run-up to the 2015 general elections and has remained so till date and the re-run election had threatened to make Aleppo out of a state that was once used to describe the power of tolerance. Even the other by-elections before this witnessed sufficient militarization to question our collective commitment to the sustenance of democracy. One also wonders if it is a mere coincidence that resurgence of heavily armed militancy followed in the aftermath of those re-run elections.

Beyond elections, Wike has created an atmosphere of fear in Rivers state and has effectively muffled all the freedoms that are the true benchmark of democracy. Those that have been bold enough to be critical of his government – even on issues as basic as environmental concerns, are today six feet below ground level in various cemeteries. Thugs, cultists and militants that were once history are back in charge of the state and operate freely once they pledge allegiance to his imperial majesty, Wike.

Wike may be paying salaries, the huge allocations that still accrue to the state are compelling reason to not owe salaries. But what is happening to the balance of the revenue once recurrent expenditures are settled? The answer to that doubles as the explanation to Wike's rabidity. He is desperate to perpetually block any possibility of genuine elections that could expose the rejection of the PDP that occurred long ago. With that rejection would come an exposure of the crimes he has perpetrated in office. 

For instance, the Rivers State governor has continued the regime of perfidy that was the hallmark of the government that was sacked at the federal level. He is selling Rivers state’s assets to the madam he once declared to be his “Jesus Christ” as her reward for his electoral victory which came at the expense of the lives of many Rivers state indigenes. 

He wrongly perceive that retaining political control of the state on a do or die basis is imperative to reviving the PDP as behemoth that will return “Wike’s Jesus” and her likes loot the country to extinction. If Ortom is bold enough to lead the charge against this revival of impunity then to Wike he qualifies as fair game to be abused and insulted in his official capacity.

It was one of Wike’s new errand boy in one of the many factions of PDP that destroyed Benue state and left the carcass that Ortom is now rehabilitating. He has chosen to rather be the Rivers state governor's opposite by helping to revive Benue state and setting it on the path of recovery. This is something that a career thug cannot appreciate or come to terms with let alone allowing such prudence to be exported to a state over which he has jurisdiction. 

It is instructive to note that while Ortom committed Benue state to God, to which he realized he will one day render accounts and consequently govern well, the “Mama Jesus” to whom Wike is beholden does not require piety but will rather see the poor in the state are sacrificed to their deity of sleaze. But this will not stop the truth. Ortom must continue to preach the gospel of political liberation and must not be deterred by Wike’s baying. We can't take the animal out of Wike.

One can only sympathise with the good people of Rivers state. I'm not sure this was what they bargained for, when they voted for Wike.

Agbese is an Oil and Gas expert and contributed this piece from Coventry University, UK.
BEST AGBESE: Wike's River of Blood And The Rest Of Us
As my friends from Edo-Delta would say, "person dey grow pass don't be silly". They went on to explain that the expression connotes the fact that maturity must set in at some point in a person's life such that they become self regulatory and do not have to be coerced into behaving responsibly.

It however seems that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike is unaware of this nugget of wisdom from his neighboring state. His obliviousness to this dictum reminds me of another expression that "one can take a tout out of the street but can never take the animal out of the tout".


Wike's outburst over what is part of a natural process of politicking therefore tended to lend credence to what has been alluded to as his antecedents as far as refinement goes.

The Rivers State Governor, apparently miffed that Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaigned in the state for the re-run election, resorted to unleashing a tirade at them as if the state is no longer part of Nigeria that others have the freedom to visit.

For Wike, election is a do-do-affair. But the consequence has left his state the Rivers of blood

My (Benue) state governor, Samuel Ortom, appeared to have particularly irked Wike and therefore got a disproportionate dose of his venom.

As far as politics goes, Wike can insult whoever he wishes to, afterall motopark touts exercise the same freedom in abusing anyone that passes through their parks to baked commercial vehicle, which includes Ortom since it is also said that once one ventures into politics the insults appropriate to one would be revealed. But to insult the Office of the Governor of Benue state is to insult the entire people of the state and that is where the line must be drawn.

For the avoidance of doubt, Benue state, like any other state in the country is grappling with the fallout of the economic recession. The situation has of course been worsened by the fact that the state is not one of those that get derivation revenue from crude oil earnings - which still accounts for something despite the price slump.

This is not factoring in the years of People's Democratic Party (PDP) misrule that ensured that there are not much fall back options for the state in addition to the endless liabilities that were created and left for Ortom to inherit.

In the space of time he has been in office, Ortom has done what is humanly possible to clean up the mess he inherited. This includes clearing out outstanding salaries and obligations to contractors. With the continual paucity of funds and the fact that government cannot be left in suspended animation loan acquisition for financing key projects became inevitable. The realization of the enormity of what is required to bring Benue state out of the deep must have informed Ortom's recent declaration that the state is managed by God to whom he has dedicated Benue to.

Anyone that has experienced the damage done under under PDP governments at the federal level and in several states would spread the gospel of liberation to electorates in any other part of the country where that party is still holding the populace hostage. Ortom's presence on the APC campaign trail is therefore understandable not just in the context of his official presence but as man who has been convinced to lead the charge in setting other Nigerians free from the likes of Wike.

It is to Wike's shame that Rivers state effectively became a battleground in the literal sense in the run-up to the 2015 general elections and has remained so till date and the re-run election had threatened to make Aleppo out of a state that was once used to describe the power of tolerance. Even the other by-elections before this witnessed sufficient militarization to question our collective commitment to the sustenance of democracy. One also wonders if it is a mere coincidence that resurgence of heavily armed militancy followed in the aftermath of those re-run elections.

Beyond elections, Wike has created an atmosphere of fear in Rivers state and has effectively muffled all the freedoms that are the true benchmark of democracy. Those that have been bold enough to be critical of his government – even on issues as basic as environmental concerns, are today six feet below ground level in various cemeteries. Thugs, cultists and militants that were once history are back in charge of the state and operate freely once they pledge allegiance to his imperial majesty, Wike.

Wike may be paying salaries, the huge allocations that still accrue to the state are compelling reason to not owe salaries. But what is happening to the balance of the revenue once recurrent expenditures are settled? The answer to that doubles as the explanation to Wike's rabidity. He is desperate to perpetually block any possibility of genuine elections that could expose the rejection of the PDP that occurred long ago. With that rejection would come an exposure of the crimes he has perpetrated in office. 

For instance, the Rivers State governor has continued the regime of perfidy that was the hallmark of the government that was sacked at the federal level. He is selling Rivers state’s assets to the madam he once declared to be his “Jesus Christ” as her reward for his electoral victory which came at the expense of the lives of many Rivers state indigenes. 

He wrongly perceive that retaining political control of the state on a do or die basis is imperative to reviving the PDP as behemoth that will return “Wike’s Jesus” and her likes loot the country to extinction. If Ortom is bold enough to lead the charge against this revival of impunity then to Wike he qualifies as fair game to be abused and insulted in his official capacity.

It was one of Wike’s new errand boy in one of the many factions of PDP that destroyed Benue state and left the carcass that Ortom is now rehabilitating. He has chosen to rather be the Rivers state governor's opposite by helping to revive Benue state and setting it on the path of recovery. This is something that a career thug cannot appreciate or come to terms with let alone allowing such prudence to be exported to a state over which he has jurisdiction. 

It is instructive to note that while Ortom committed Benue state to God, to which he realized he will one day render accounts and consequently govern well, the “Mama Jesus” to whom Wike is beholden does not require piety but will rather see the poor in the state are sacrificed to their deity of sleaze. But this will not stop the truth. Ortom must continue to preach the gospel of political liberation and must not be deterred by Wike’s baying. We can't take the animal out of Wike.

One can only sympathise with the good people of Rivers state. I'm not sure this was what they bargained for, when they voted for Wike.

Agbese is an Oil and Gas expert and contributed this piece from Coventry University, UK.

Rivers 'BLOODY' Rerun: Some Results Filters

Rivers 'BLOODY' Rerun: Some Results Filters

Rivers 'BLOODY' Rerun: Some Results Filters

The legislative election ongoing in Rivers State has been marred by violence, bloodbath , ballot box snatching  and others.


However, we have obtained some results, though unconfirmed by INEC.

Ward19 #Phalga:
Unit 5
APC:19
PDP:35
Unit 30
APC:5
PDP:40
Unit 42
APC:5
PDP:17
Unit 43
APC:19
PDP:41
Total
APC:48
PDP:133

This result is unconfirmed yet
Rivers 'BLOODY' Rerun: Some Results Filters

The legislative election ongoing in Rivers State has been marred by violence, bloodbath , ballot box snatching  and others.


However, we have obtained some results, though unconfirmed by INEC.

Ward19 #Phalga:
Unit 5
APC:19
PDP:35
Unit 30
APC:5
PDP:40
Unit 42
APC:5
PDP:17
Unit 43
APC:19
PDP:41
Total
APC:48
PDP:133

This result is unconfirmed yet

JUST IN: INEC Cancels Election In Ward 9 As Thugs Take Over Rivers Rerun

JUST IN: INEC Cancels Election In Ward 9 As Thugs Take Over Rivers Rerun

JUST IN:  INEC Cancels Election In Ward 9 As Thugs Take Over
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has just announced the cancellation of election in ward 9 unit 3 of Ogu/Bolo LGA after hoodlums carted away result sheets and bitter disagreement between PDP and APC.

Details Later
JUST IN:  INEC Cancels Election In Ward 9 As Thugs Take Over
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has just announced the cancellation of election in ward 9 unit 3 of Ogu/Bolo LGA after hoodlums carted away result sheets and bitter disagreement between PDP and APC.

Details Later

RIVERS RERUN: Speaker Dogara Accused Of Secret Alliance, Working With PDP

RIVERS RERUN: Speaker Dogara Accused Of Secret Alliance, Working With PDP

Yakubu Dogara
The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for the rerun election in Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has questioned the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives on incidence of violence before the botched rerun elections in March this year.

Senator Abe is also accusing the leadership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly of working to advance the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the rescheduled rerun elections on December 10.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Senator Abe, alleged that the PDP was using the leadership of the House to unduly interfere in federal agencies in a bid to use them to influence public opinion ahead of the forthcoming polls.


He acknowledged receiving a letter of invitation from the House Committee on Army to attend a public hearing of a petition by the South-South Zone of the Civil Liberties Organization against the Nigerian Army.

The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream said it was not surprising that the petition against the Army was signed by Livingstone Wechie.

He described the author of the petition as the arrowhead of the campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike.

Senator Abe informed the Speaker of the House that Wechie was the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP 2015 campaign publicity team.

Magnus Abe also recalled that the same Livingston Wechie was the pilot of what he described as infamous Integrity Group that sponsored a petition against former governor and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi in a failed bid to stop his ministerial confirmation by the Senate.

The letter reads: “I am in receipt of a letter of invitation from the House of Representatives Committee on the Army dated the 20th day of October, 2016, inviting me to attend a public hearing of a petition by the Civil Liberties Organization South-South zone against the Nigerian Army. Not surprisingly Mr. Speaker, the petition is signed by Mr. Livingstone Wechie, the arrowhead of Governor Wike’s campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State.

“He is the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP campaign publicity team. He was the pilot of the infamous Integrity Group that sponsored the petition against Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi in the Senate and he is also the plaintiff in the suit to stop the swearing-in of Hon. Victoria Nyeche, APC member-elect of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Mr. Speaker sir, I have read through the said petition and it is clear that the petition sponsored through your office is nothing but an ill-disgusised attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party to manipulate federal agencies and influence public opinion in order to secure undue advantage for the PDP in the coming rerun elections. There has been a clear and consistent pattern of the Peoples Democratic Party which ordinarily should have been the minority party using the National Assembly to tilt the political scales in Rivers State in their favour at decisive moments.

“Out of respect for your revered office and the integrity of the National Assembly, an institution to which I proudly belong, I had opted to hold my peace, but in the face of glaring injustice and continuing manipulation of the powers of the National Assembly in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, it has become imperative that I bring this to your attention and to the attention of the national chairman of the APC.

“Mr Speaker, it is sad to note that every intervention of the National Assembly in Rivers State usually begins with a boast by the Peoples Democratic Party led by Governor Nyesom Wike announcing the involvement of the National Assembly. Thus far, actions of the House of Representatives are tailored towards achieving a clear political advantage for the Peoples Democratic Party.

“It is no secret that there are two armies operating in Rivers State today; the PDP army commanded by Governor Nyesom Wike and the Nigerian Army. Actions of the PDP Government in Rivers State are designed to restrict the operation of the Nigerian Army so that the PDP army can operate freely, particularly as it affects the elections.

“This latest hearing instituted by your office is just another desperate attempt to embarrass the Nigerian Army in furtherance of the PDP agenda. If that were not the case, what is the point of inviting me and Hon. Barinaadaa Mpigi, the APC candidates in the rerun elections. Are we soldiers? The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has already instituted a narrative to link the APC to the activities of soldiers and you have now been recruited to provide the visual images for the PDP campaign in Rivers State.

“These hearings are a clear abuse of the constitutional powers of the House of Representatives and a violation of your oath of office wherein you swore to do right to all Nigerians. The speaker of the House of Representatives cannot be a speaker for only PDP in Rivers state and this is made even more painful when we remember that you were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), the Party you are now using the enormous powers of your office to persecute.

“It is disheartening that petitions of APC members to the office of the speaker have received no attention from your office but every action of the House of Representatives as announced by Governor Nyesom Wike is implemented to the letter. For the first time in the history of our country, members of the house of assembly elected on the platform of a political party are denied the right to participate in the affairs of the Rivers State House of assembly. Their constituencies are denied representation simply because they voted for APC. This has elicited no response whatsoever from your office.

“Painfully, hundreds of innocent Nigerians are being murdered every day by the PDP army in a sponsored orgy of violence against the APC members and supporters in Rivers State with no comment by the House or the speaker. Yet committees of the House of Representatives at your instance are always in Rivers State to do the bidding of Governor Wike and the PDP.

“It is instructive to note that these hearings always come up whenever the Rivers rerun elections are slated, and this particular invitation I have received is no different.

“In the circumstances therefore, I am unable to honour this invitation and I urge you to refrain from taking any further action designed to influence the outcome of the forth-coming elections in Rivers State in favour of any political party. I pray that God in his mercy will give you wisdom to face the real challenges of our country.”
Yakubu Dogara
The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for the rerun election in Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has questioned the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives on incidence of violence before the botched rerun elections in March this year.

Senator Abe is also accusing the leadership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly of working to advance the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the rescheduled rerun elections on December 10.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Senator Abe, alleged that the PDP was using the leadership of the House to unduly interfere in federal agencies in a bid to use them to influence public opinion ahead of the forthcoming polls.


He acknowledged receiving a letter of invitation from the House Committee on Army to attend a public hearing of a petition by the South-South Zone of the Civil Liberties Organization against the Nigerian Army.

The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream said it was not surprising that the petition against the Army was signed by Livingstone Wechie.

He described the author of the petition as the arrowhead of the campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike.

Senator Abe informed the Speaker of the House that Wechie was the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP 2015 campaign publicity team.

Magnus Abe also recalled that the same Livingston Wechie was the pilot of what he described as infamous Integrity Group that sponsored a petition against former governor and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi in a failed bid to stop his ministerial confirmation by the Senate.

The letter reads: “I am in receipt of a letter of invitation from the House of Representatives Committee on the Army dated the 20th day of October, 2016, inviting me to attend a public hearing of a petition by the Civil Liberties Organization South-South zone against the Nigerian Army. Not surprisingly Mr. Speaker, the petition is signed by Mr. Livingstone Wechie, the arrowhead of Governor Wike’s campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State.

“He is the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP campaign publicity team. He was the pilot of the infamous Integrity Group that sponsored the petition against Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi in the Senate and he is also the plaintiff in the suit to stop the swearing-in of Hon. Victoria Nyeche, APC member-elect of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Mr. Speaker sir, I have read through the said petition and it is clear that the petition sponsored through your office is nothing but an ill-disgusised attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party to manipulate federal agencies and influence public opinion in order to secure undue advantage for the PDP in the coming rerun elections. There has been a clear and consistent pattern of the Peoples Democratic Party which ordinarily should have been the minority party using the National Assembly to tilt the political scales in Rivers State in their favour at decisive moments.

“Out of respect for your revered office and the integrity of the National Assembly, an institution to which I proudly belong, I had opted to hold my peace, but in the face of glaring injustice and continuing manipulation of the powers of the National Assembly in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, it has become imperative that I bring this to your attention and to the attention of the national chairman of the APC.

“Mr Speaker, it is sad to note that every intervention of the National Assembly in Rivers State usually begins with a boast by the Peoples Democratic Party led by Governor Nyesom Wike announcing the involvement of the National Assembly. Thus far, actions of the House of Representatives are tailored towards achieving a clear political advantage for the Peoples Democratic Party.

“It is no secret that there are two armies operating in Rivers State today; the PDP army commanded by Governor Nyesom Wike and the Nigerian Army. Actions of the PDP Government in Rivers State are designed to restrict the operation of the Nigerian Army so that the PDP army can operate freely, particularly as it affects the elections.

“This latest hearing instituted by your office is just another desperate attempt to embarrass the Nigerian Army in furtherance of the PDP agenda. If that were not the case, what is the point of inviting me and Hon. Barinaadaa Mpigi, the APC candidates in the rerun elections. Are we soldiers? The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has already instituted a narrative to link the APC to the activities of soldiers and you have now been recruited to provide the visual images for the PDP campaign in Rivers State.

“These hearings are a clear abuse of the constitutional powers of the House of Representatives and a violation of your oath of office wherein you swore to do right to all Nigerians. The speaker of the House of Representatives cannot be a speaker for only PDP in Rivers state and this is made even more painful when we remember that you were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), the Party you are now using the enormous powers of your office to persecute.

“It is disheartening that petitions of APC members to the office of the speaker have received no attention from your office but every action of the House of Representatives as announced by Governor Nyesom Wike is implemented to the letter. For the first time in the history of our country, members of the house of assembly elected on the platform of a political party are denied the right to participate in the affairs of the Rivers State House of assembly. Their constituencies are denied representation simply because they voted for APC. This has elicited no response whatsoever from your office.

“Painfully, hundreds of innocent Nigerians are being murdered every day by the PDP army in a sponsored orgy of violence against the APC members and supporters in Rivers State with no comment by the House or the speaker. Yet committees of the House of Representatives at your instance are always in Rivers State to do the bidding of Governor Wike and the PDP.

“It is instructive to note that these hearings always come up whenever the Rivers rerun elections are slated, and this particular invitation I have received is no different.

“In the circumstances therefore, I am unable to honour this invitation and I urge you to refrain from taking any further action designed to influence the outcome of the forth-coming elections in Rivers State in favour of any political party. I pray that God in his mercy will give you wisdom to face the real challenges of our country.”

Bloody Rivers Rerun Threats: UNCERTAINTY As NYSC Members Reject INEC Offer To Participate

Bloody Rivers Rerun Threats: UNCERTAINTY As NYSC Members Reject INEC Offer To Participate

Bloody Rivers Rerun Threats: UNCERTAINTY As NYSC Members Reject INEC Offer To Participate
Uncertainty beclouding Saturday senatorial rerun in Rivers State as the National Youths Service Corp members are avoiding to participate in the legislative election.

Corps members contacted to serve as ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC are refusing to participate in the election because of fear of possible violence during the election, Punch Newspaper investigation revealed

According to our source, the corps members were not showing the usual enthusiasm to participate in the election because of the accusations and counter-accusation between the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike , and INEC.


The source said, “Corps members being contacted by INEC to participate in the Rivers rerun election are showing reluctance to serve in the election.

“A good number of them are afraid that there could be violence during the election, and these are young men and women who don’t want to get killed because of some election.”

When our correspondent contacted the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, he said that it was only the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers that could comment on that.

Reacting, the state REC, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, said the job of corps members was voluntary, adding that those who did not want to work with INEC on election day were free to opt out.

Ikoiwak argued that some of the corps members’ parents might have told them not to take part in the rerun election, adding that such a situation would not affect the exercise on Saturday.

The state REC, however, pointed out that INEC would get more ad hoc workers from other government’s agencies if there was shortage in the number of corps members needed for the job on Saturday.

“From the beginning, the NYSC work is on a voluntary basis. We know that some of them might have been told by their parents not to be part of it (election).

“But if we have problem of shortage of manpower, we will complete them with workers from other government’s agencies and institutions,” he stressed.

Oyekanmi also agreed that most parents would be inclined to discourage their children from participating in the election because of what he described as the inflammatory comments by the Rivers State Government that plans had been perfected to rig the election.
Bloody Rivers Rerun Threats: UNCERTAINTY As NYSC Members Reject INEC Offer To Participate
Uncertainty beclouding Saturday senatorial rerun in Rivers State as the National Youths Service Corp members are avoiding to participate in the legislative election.

Corps members contacted to serve as ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC are refusing to participate in the election because of fear of possible violence during the election, Punch Newspaper investigation revealed

According to our source, the corps members were not showing the usual enthusiasm to participate in the election because of the accusations and counter-accusation between the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike , and INEC.


The source said, “Corps members being contacted by INEC to participate in the Rivers rerun election are showing reluctance to serve in the election.

“A good number of them are afraid that there could be violence during the election, and these are young men and women who don’t want to get killed because of some election.”

When our correspondent contacted the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, he said that it was only the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers that could comment on that.

Reacting, the state REC, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, said the job of corps members was voluntary, adding that those who did not want to work with INEC on election day were free to opt out.

Ikoiwak argued that some of the corps members’ parents might have told them not to take part in the rerun election, adding that such a situation would not affect the exercise on Saturday.

The state REC, however, pointed out that INEC would get more ad hoc workers from other government’s agencies if there was shortage in the number of corps members needed for the job on Saturday.

“From the beginning, the NYSC work is on a voluntary basis. We know that some of them might have been told by their parents not to be part of it (election).

“But if we have problem of shortage of manpower, we will complete them with workers from other government’s agencies and institutions,” he stressed.

Oyekanmi also agreed that most parents would be inclined to discourage their children from participating in the election because of what he described as the inflammatory comments by the Rivers State Government that plans had been perfected to rig the election.

Rivers Rerun: INEC Suspends All Results

Rivers Rerun: INEC Suspends All Results

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended all the election in all constituencies in the state.

In a statement late on Sunday, the commission said it ordered the suspension, pending the receipt of a comprehensive report from its field officials and monitors.

INEC had already cancelled election in eight local councils in the state because of violence.

Clarifying it’s latest order, INEC said “the suspension does not affect constituencies where the exercise has been completed and the results declared by the returning officers”.

No result so far has been declared officially in the rerun poll for state and national Assembly seats. But INEC said results are ready in one Federal Constituency and 11 state assembly seats.

Elaborating on the suspension, INEC’s Director in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said: “Rather unfortunately, some of these elections witnessed the disruption of the process, including the barricading of some of the INEC Local Government offices and Registration Area Centres (RACs) used for the distribution of Electoral materials which led to the late commencement of the exercise in some places and consequently, its smooth take off.

“Of more serious concern was the level of threats, violence and intimidation of election officials and voters by well-armed thugs and miscreants allegedly acting on behalf of some politicians, which marred the elections in some areas.

“There were reports of numerous attacks resulting in fatalities, kidnappings, ballot snatching, diversion of officials and materials, amongst others, which necessitated its suspension in eight Local Government Areas.

“Regrettably, such deviant behaviour has continued today. Several permanent and ad hoc staff engaged have been attacked, again resulting in fatalities, while some have been forcibly abducted and taken to presently unknown destinations”.

Mr Osaze-Uzzi, stressed that under such difficult circumstance, the Returning Officers were only able to collate and declare results in one Federal and nine State constituencies where the disruption and malpractices were not so widespread.

“Having reviewed the situation, the Commission is compelled to suspend all further action concerning the exercise in all the other constituencies in the State pending the receipt of a comprehensive report from its Field Officials and Monitors.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the suspension does not affect the constituencies where the exercise has been completed and the results declared by the Returning Officers”.
INEC had earlier suspended election in eight local government areas of the state.

Addressing reporters earlier on Sunday the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, said that the cancelation was due to irregularities at the affected local government areas.

Election held in Etche and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas were the latest to be cancelled.

In a press statement, the INEC said: “Further to our earlier pronouncement on the suspension of the re-run in the six Local Government Areas of Khana, Bonny, Gokana, Andoni, Tai and Eleme, following disturbances and violence that impeded the electoral process in those parts of the state, it has become necessary to suspend elections in Etche and Asari-Toru LGAs for the same reasons.

“Please note that the suspension of the re-run elections by INEC is necessitated by the need to forestall breakdown of law and order in the event of further aggravation of crisis.

“INEC needs to put all stakeholders on notice that we are still studying the situation in the other fifteen LGAs, where collations are currently going on”.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended all the election in all constituencies in the state.

In a statement late on Sunday, the commission said it ordered the suspension, pending the receipt of a comprehensive report from its field officials and monitors.

INEC had already cancelled election in eight local councils in the state because of violence.

Clarifying it’s latest order, INEC said “the suspension does not affect constituencies where the exercise has been completed and the results declared by the returning officers”.

No result so far has been declared officially in the rerun poll for state and national Assembly seats. But INEC said results are ready in one Federal Constituency and 11 state assembly seats.

Elaborating on the suspension, INEC’s Director in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said: “Rather unfortunately, some of these elections witnessed the disruption of the process, including the barricading of some of the INEC Local Government offices and Registration Area Centres (RACs) used for the distribution of Electoral materials which led to the late commencement of the exercise in some places and consequently, its smooth take off.

“Of more serious concern was the level of threats, violence and intimidation of election officials and voters by well-armed thugs and miscreants allegedly acting on behalf of some politicians, which marred the elections in some areas.

“There were reports of numerous attacks resulting in fatalities, kidnappings, ballot snatching, diversion of officials and materials, amongst others, which necessitated its suspension in eight Local Government Areas.

“Regrettably, such deviant behaviour has continued today. Several permanent and ad hoc staff engaged have been attacked, again resulting in fatalities, while some have been forcibly abducted and taken to presently unknown destinations”.

Mr Osaze-Uzzi, stressed that under such difficult circumstance, the Returning Officers were only able to collate and declare results in one Federal and nine State constituencies where the disruption and malpractices were not so widespread.

“Having reviewed the situation, the Commission is compelled to suspend all further action concerning the exercise in all the other constituencies in the State pending the receipt of a comprehensive report from its Field Officials and Monitors.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the suspension does not affect the constituencies where the exercise has been completed and the results declared by the Returning Officers”.
INEC had earlier suspended election in eight local government areas of the state.

Addressing reporters earlier on Sunday the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, said that the cancelation was due to irregularities at the affected local government areas.

Election held in Etche and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas were the latest to be cancelled.

In a press statement, the INEC said: “Further to our earlier pronouncement on the suspension of the re-run in the six Local Government Areas of Khana, Bonny, Gokana, Andoni, Tai and Eleme, following disturbances and violence that impeded the electoral process in those parts of the state, it has become necessary to suspend elections in Etche and Asari-Toru LGAs for the same reasons.

“Please note that the suspension of the re-run elections by INEC is necessitated by the need to forestall breakdown of law and order in the event of further aggravation of crisis.

“INEC needs to put all stakeholders on notice that we are still studying the situation in the other fifteen LGAs, where collations are currently going on”.

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