Rivers Rerun: INEC Suspend All Further Action
- Jumai
- Mar 20, 2016
- 1 min read
Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended all further action on the Rivers state rerun election elections into the National Assembly and the House of Assembly.
INEC said this was necessary following the tense atmosphere and non-peaceful conduct of the poll which has so far seen at least 5 persons dead, attack on several permanent and ad hoc officials of INEC and abduction of some INEC staff to unknown destinations.
In a statement by INEC’s director, voter education and publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze- Uzzi, he said: “Pursuant to the Orders of the Court of Appeal, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections into various seats in the National and the Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday, the 19th of March, 2016.
