RIVERS APC DISMISSES GUBER ELECTION AS A SHAM, DEMANDS CANCELLATION
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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State as a sham and a tragedy, insisting that the result so far announced by INEC as fake as there was no election in the State in the true sense of the word.
“What took place was a macabre dance of intimidation and violence perpetrated against peace-loving APC members, after which results were written in favour of Chief Nyesome Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It is therefore evident that the announcement of winners for these polls is a travesty of justice and a rape of democracy. We insist that the purported Governorship and House of Assembly elections be cancelled in their totality and a new date set for proper polls as prescribed by law. We hope that INEC will enforce the rights of Rivers people to free, fair and credible elections by heeding to this clarion call,” Rivers State Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said on Monday morning.
Ikanya in a statement in Port Harcourt lamented that Rivers people were disenfranchised as hell was let loose throughout the State, with Rivers PDP mobilising militants who went on rampage shooting, bombing and killing, sending at least nineteen (19) APC members to their early graves for attempting to prevent the rigging plot of PDP in conjunction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some policemen led by DCP Amadi.
Rivers APC declared unequivocally that the elections were fraught with violence and unbridled manipulation and intimidation while no voting took place in most parts of Rivers State. It gave details of the sixteen APC members killed in various parts of the State as follows:
1. At Thai LGA Lekia Nkirine was shot dead while Gbaraka Nna was shot on the neck. Monday Ngbor, a PDP chieftain in the area, bought the guns while Hon. Nwimene Sunday did the shooting in company of Uelor Bob, Nkue, Lucky Ngbarabara, Jolly Ngbor, Barika Ngbor, Barika Jonah, Barimene and Nene.
2. In Buguma in Asari-Toru LGA seven APC members were killed with three killed and thrown into the waters and one beheaded. Two buses and INEC office were burnt while the house of the Commissioner for Women Affairs was bombed. These exclude tens of buildings and cars that were destroyed.
3. Three were killed at Etche LGA.
4. One was killed in Ikwerre LGA
5. Two APC members were murdered at Egbeda Ward 1 of Emouha LGA while Hon. Chidi Lloyd the Rivers State House of Assembly Leader was beaten to stupor while attempting to prevent the rigging of the election in his constituency.
6. In Obga/Egbema/Ndoni LGA there were at least five reported deaths, namely, Obinna Ndubuoke, Jeophat Kingdom, Ndidi Ebere, Sydney Wokocha and Hon. Clever Orukwowu (APC Youth Leader).
Among those injured by the blood-thirsty PDP thugs are the following:
1. Evangelist Faith, who was beaten to stupor at Dere in Andoni LGA. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
2. Mr. Alifor Onyeso, shot by armed thugs led by Hon. Kelechi Nwogu, PDP House of Assembly candidate for Omuma.
3. Chimenem Wagu, shot by PDP thugs and still in critical condition in Omanwa in Ikwerre LGA.
4. In Gokana Ward 4, Tambari Ngiah was kidnapped from his polling unit 005.
5. In Khana Ward 2, Richard Dee Kae was matcheted and is in critical condition.
6. In Khana Ward 15, Eric Gbobo was stabled.
7. In Obio Akpor, Ward 3, Rumuokwurusi, Emenihe Worgu was beaten up by PDP thugs and is lying in hospital.
8. Another APC stalwart, Kingsley Orlu, was beaten up by over 10 PDP thugs.
9. Solomon Orlu’s leg was almost hacked into two.
10. In Okrika Ward 5 Adiye Dikibo was injured in the right hand and in one eye. It is doubtful if doctors will save the eye.
Ikanya in the statement said that elsewhere in the State, disenfranchisement of voters, intimidation, harassment and outright manipulation of already announced results at the various units were the order of the day. Giving examples, he said: “75 electoral officers were arrested by officers of the Mobile Police Detachment 56 for thumb-printing ballots for the PDP in the home of Dr. Jacobson Ndina, in Sime, Tai LGA. They are still at the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Rivers State Police Command.
“There was violence in all parts of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, all wards in Okrika, parts of Andoni such as Ikuru Town, Isiodum, Ward 8 in Tai LGA, Ogbakiri in Emuohua LGA and even in Akukutoru and Asari Toru LGAs. In Asari Toru Local Government, there were gunshots and explosion of dynamite all trough Friday night and well into Saturday. The mayhem was such that even the governorship candidate of APGA could not even be accredited.
In Bomu, Gokana. Bormu Ward 7, Gokana Mr. Orage was a victim of PDP’s blood-thirsty goons who sought to destroy his house. The PDP hoodlums, dazed at the boldness of Orage who had challenged their rigging plots, threw Improvised Explosives Device, IEDs(dynamites) at his house. The hoodlums also threw IEDs at election venues in Ward 7, dispersing voters and subsequently carted away election materials. As a result, there was no election in the entire Ward.
“Simply put, there were no elections in Rivers State and anyone who says otherwise is an enemy of this State. We had vigorously campaigned for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, because of her well-known support for PDP but our cries were ignored. Now, what we feared has happened – even worse than we feared. We cannot in all honesty accept the results announced, either for the Governorship or State Assembly elections. We therefore appeal to INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to save Rivers State from doom by cancelling these purported elections and rescheduling them.”
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Why politics of bitterness. Killing,mayhem,looting and series of killing in the sense of serving your so called country. Ruling must not be by force or imposed some individual or group of people's in other retain power. Democracy is the government of the people by the people and for the people. So let this people elect or choose who ever they want or like by their vote,since voting is the weapons to choose between wrong and right choice. The cabal should chews their differences, let the masses enjoyed the dividend of democracy
ReplyDeleteAPC should learn to concede defeat. This is in the spirit of sportsmanship. So, is it only where it lost that the election is no longer fair? The party need to change this their aspect of change or else in no distance future it will start having intra- party squabbles one the euphoria of it's exploits evaporates. They need to build this strong principle now before it gets badly entrenched..God bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIt is only where APC lost that the cry of rigging is loudest, Rivers state is a classic example.all over the country, elections were rigged, the North inclusive. All APC Governors in the north and APC controlled state were returned elected and PDP Governors defeated yet the PDP controlled states are not shouting foul but whenever APC failed, the party is shouting to heavens. I'm beginning to fear the reign of APC in this country, seems they are made up of fanatics and trouble makers. Could these people be the one causing problem in PDP?. Time will tell because I'm sensing imposing in APC and PDP bouncing back in the near future if the party can still maintain her cool
DeleteAPC should learn how to Concede defeat....when doesn't involve killing of innocent citizens of rivers state... Please be informed that wike will never be the governor of rivers state, if the next administration allows that then there is no change to expect... In the world and wind of change in Nigeria wike should be putt behind the ,bars #bringbackourgirls
DeleteU r right,wen dey loose den PDP rigged,must dey win all?
DeleteAll the trouble makers have left the PDP for APC. Remember APC was founded by the politcians calling themselves the New PDP. They will very soon start trouble in the APC and call themselves the New APC which will go back to PDP. Nigerians are very gullible. APC is the same corked wine in a freshly labelled new bottle!!
ReplyDeletedefinatly INEC must to consider the River s election, and also some places where rigging was righed in order to ensure justice, fearness, credibility, and free election in corner of the country. by Ahmad s
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