International election observers on Sunday called for the cancellation of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers.
The leader of African Centre for Leadership Strategies and Development, Mr Humphrey Bekaren, who spoke on behalf of the observers, made the call in Port Harcourt.
He said the observers were shocked that INEC disregarded the widely reported violent irregularities to begin the process of declaring results in the state.
“We request all lovers of democracy to join us in calling for the outright cancellation of the phony election.
“Unless this is done, we would have sown the seed that could eventually grow into providing a shade of fear and death over us,” he said.
According to Bekaren, what happened in Rivers was a far cry from what election should be.
“What we saw did not meet international standard of electioneering, not even the ones set by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC,’’ he said.
He said there were reported incidents like deliberate delays and diversion of electoral materials, attacks on electoral officers, widespread arson and voter intimidation.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers, Mrs Gesila Khan, said INEC cancelled election in centres with reported electoral malpractices.
She said re-run elections took place in six local government areas in the state where electoral malpractices were reported. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The next thing now, they wil say the international observers were bribed by APC! INEC needs to look into that Rivers election. Jega ignored it for a reason but they shouldn't allow this one pass
ReplyDeleteEmilia, so APC won in Rivers? I think they should cancel all elections in those states where PDP won and make Nigeria 100% APC. That will be democracy in action!!
DeleteEmillia , u re right a lot of electoral malpractice in Rivers State but lets see what happens next
ReplyDeletePlease I live in Port Harcourt ,there was no election... There is many evidence to that,mama piss should go to jail... Anyway I trust baba lets see what happens
ReplyDeleteWhy is APC power thirsty? All the places they win were they free and fair? What of the evidence of underaged voting in the North which PDP ignored. International observers are not supposed to decide for us. They should please leave us alone.
ReplyDeleteIf you know how Nigeria democracy run you will never mention the north,they are far more democratic than we are... You think it is our rented crowd or our massive rigging here... No way in the north they will kill you and kill them selves... Please follow closely how polity's is played in Nigeria... Don't you ever compare north and south ... South East and south south do what we call mumu brain rigging
DeleteMy dear, I wonder how people think, wot are dey cancelling d election for,APC are always fund of dis which is too bad.dey should just take jegaquine instead of orubebe nd relax.
DeleteMy dear, I wonder how people think, wot are dey cancelling d election for,APC are always fund of dis which is too bad.dey should just take jegaquine instead of orubebe nd relax.
DeleteAnonymous 6.57am, I don't believed you have even visited any part of the north during election day, or you are out rightly mischievous in your statement. You mean the under aged voting or the 1.9m votes in a state was a product of free and fair election? or simply because the PDP in the north are not shouting, you think they are more democratic than the south?. Please spare us your tainted postulation. The north were voting for their own regardless of the party and the opposition turned a blind eyes as far as their own wins but in the south, they wanted to prove that they can undo each other, and he voice is loudest where APC lost.All these we know and posterity will judge at the appointed time.Presudential election was rigged by the institution set up to conduct it just because of ethnic origin and this was possible because the president was indifferent to it.The governorship election is won by the best rigger, including Lagos and in the north. So stop that holier than thou behaviour and go ad sleep.
DeleteYou are so funny in yours understanding... From day one Nigerians gave Kano state 40 local government areas for cattle and underage hmmm!!! By the way did you watch buhari's rally in kano and what he told them... They worship their own, we don" t worship. Our own... Look at what we did in rivers state... Well, I can see you do not understand!!!
DeleteShame on Nigeria. Disgusting when you see them get high on the so called foreign opinion. You think they are hear without an interest or deal with a section of our government. Wise up africans and learn to give value to yourselves before outisders.
ReplyDeleteAll this nonsence is bcos apc lost. Whether rigging or free and fair, there is no way apc can win in Rivers state. Rivers state is 4 PDP, likewise apc 4 Lagos
ReplyDeleteWell said, u are right
DeleteWicked Wike whether you like it or not, you can never smell brick house. You and shepopotamus patience jonathan must go to jail for all these electoral atrocities you people have committed.
ReplyDeleteWicked Wike whether you like it or not, you can never smell brick house. You and shepopotamus patience jonathan must go to jail for all these electoral atrocities you people have committed.
ReplyDeleteThats a pure lie, people in Rivers prefer Peterside over Wike, so its not about the party but the man in question.your analysis are wrong young man.There was no election in rivers state, everyone knows that.If it was free and fair, wike would have lost terribly.
ReplyDeleteI voted in Rivers state, APC shld do the honourable thing and stop looking for war, if Amechi didn't leave Ubima to come and cause confusion in Obio Akpor there wouldn't ve been any loss of life. We love Dakuku but the man backing him has lost the respect of majority of Rivers pple.
ReplyDeleteEvidence shows that there is a lot of violence in river state during the election which might have course for the cancellation of the results.
ReplyDeleteElection was rigged in any state APC lost. Just laughing coz this APC will even be worst than PDP.
ReplyDeleteThis APC will destroy democracy in Nigeria. Anywhere they loose election, they bastardise the process and the system, Why make mockery of international observers by making them talk nonsense. Even in Florida USA during the Bush era, Thumb printed ballot papers were found in oceans. Same Jeb Bush might end up as President in 2016. Rubbish double faced individuals!!!
ReplyDeleteAfrican Center for Leadership Strategies and Development is a NGO registered with the CAC. How can a Nigerian NGO suddenly become an international observer? Mr Humphrey's LinkedIn profile shows he works in Rivers State Government. This write up has APC propaganda all over it.
ReplyDeletePeople, do your homework before you believe anything these people post. I want change but not this kind of subversive manipulation of public opinion.
The case is settled. Amaechi is just an empty loud mouth. Where is all the boost of delivering Rivers state to APC. He is only lucky that Buhari won at the center. God gives power and its taken away for good, to prove to the world that Amaechi is just an ordinary human being, who should need his people in times like this.
ReplyDeleteApc always complain. PDP did not shout where they lost or does that means there were not irregularities? No election is perfect.
ReplyDeleteOshiomole and ameachi are examples of noise makers followed by fashiola.