Rivers State election

2023 - 3 - 19

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INEC shifts polls in Rivers LGAs to Sunday (Vanguard)

PORT HARCOURT – THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted to Sunday 19 March, the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Asari-Toru ...

“Standing on this premise and relying on section 24 of the Electoral Act 2022, the INEC has decided to conduct the election of Asari-Toru local Government Area and Ward 14 of Degema Local Government Area on the 19 of March, 2023”, the REC stated. Vanguard gathered there was commotion at the Registration Area Center (RAC) in Buguma, Headquarters of Asari-Toru LGA when voters couldn’t find the INEC Electoral Officers (EOs) and Result Sheets for the area. PORT HARCOURT – THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted to Sunday 19 March, the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Asari-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) and parts of neighboring Degema LGA where it failed to conduct the polls due to lapses.

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Protest rocks Rivers over swap of election materials in Ogoni (Guardian)

Angry voters staged violent protests in Khana and Tai local councils of Rivers State over alleged swap of election materials. It was learnt that the ballot ...

But for the Director of Security in such a sensitive commission to breach security is quite appalling. We called for the intervention of the security agencies on this. at Unit 8, Ward 5 in Opobo-Nkoro Local Council of the state. It means the security men are doing their job well.” Some voters were also flogged, harassed and forced to vote for a particular candidate. “So, I don’t want to go into details. Governor Nyesom Wike’s Polling Unit 7, Ward 9, recorded low turnout compared to the last polls. There is a deliberate act to frustrate the voters from Ogoni. “This particular election is not transparent. The development infuriated the voters, who had come out as early as 8.00 a.m. We want free and fair elections this time”. to express their franchise.

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Gov'ship election: Live results from polling units across Rivers State (Daily Post Nigeria)

Results are currently trickling in from polling units in the ongoing governorship election in Rivers State. INEC officials have concluded voting and.

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Polls: Voting Ends, Counting Begins In Rivers State (Voice of Nigeria)

Voting in the 2023 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections has ended in most polling units across Rivers State and sorting and counting of votes ...

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Gov Election 2023: Low turnout of voters in Rivers (The Punch)

The governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Rivers State on Saturday witnessed a low turnout of voters.

The low turnout of voters may be attributed to the political tension in the state coupled with the recent show of force by the military and the police on Friday. Also, the number of people seen at the polling units in the area was fewer compared to that of the presidential and National Assembly election, as the state has over 3.5 million registered voters. The governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Rivers State on Saturday witnessed a low turnout of voters.

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INEC Postpones Elections In Rivers LGA Over Inability To Distribute ... (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

There was a heated disagreement at the RAC Center in Buguma, Headquarters of Asari-Toru Local Government over the non-presence of INEC EOs and Result Sheets ...

Mike Usolo who said INEC is yet to fix a date for the elections in those areas, condemned the actions of voters in Asari-Toru who insisted on seeing Collation Officers, saying Collation Officers are only seen at Collation Centres and not RAC Centres. Speaking to our correspondent via the telephone, INEC Head, Voter Education, Mike Usolo said the Commission has postponed elections in Asari-Toru and parts of Degema LGAs as electoral materials could not be distributed in those areas. The Governorship and State House of Assembly elections are not holding in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State following the insistence of voters to sight electoral officers and Collation officers.

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Governorship election 2023: Lagos, Rivers state to hold ... (BBC News)

Elections to vote in govnors and state lawmakers wey hold on Saturday 18th March 2023 for Nigeria no go smoothly everywia.

Di reason be say voters bin resist deployment of election materials for govnorship and state House of Assembly elections. Di electorate say dem no gree as dem insist say na inside di estate dem go vote as dem don do for many years. Some of di places wey dey affected be VGC for Lagos, and some parts of two local goment for Rivers state.

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Rivers2023: INEC fixes Sunday for rescheduled elections (Premium Times)

Voters had resisted the deployment of voting materials and election officials to the areas, says INEC.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. The REC said the Commission had decided to conduct the election in the areas on Sunday, relying on section 24 of the Electoral Act 2022. The INEC in Rivers State on Saturday said the commission was ready to conduct the election in Asari-Toru Local Government Area and Ward 14 of Degema Local Government Area on Sunday.

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