Fresh facts emerged yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital,on how  President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Dame Patience, influenced the April 11 governorship election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)standard bearer, Nyesom Wike.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the poll’s results at about 4am yesterday. Wike polled 1,029,102 to beat the Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 124,896 votes.

A source revealed that Mrs. Jonathan, an indigene of Okrika, the headquarters of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, took undue advantage of her husband’s position to undermine the electoral process in Rivers State.

President Jonathan voted in his Otuoke country home in Bayelsa State without the First Lady. He arrived at his polling unit where he voted at the State Assembly election in the company of his mother, Eunice.

Mrs. Jonathan has relocated to Okrika in the evening of April 10 to ensure victory for her political godson and former education minister.

According to the source, President Jonathan was opposed to proposals to manipulate the process to pave the way for Wike’s victory, a position the source alleged, never went well with the First Lady.

An unconfirmed source said the First Lady was unhappy that the President conceded defeat after losing the March 28 election to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the APC without putting up a fight.

It was learnt that the First Lady decided to sacrifice her vote in Otuoke for the trip to Okrika to see Wike to victory.

Dame Jonathan allegedly summoned the leadership of the Rivers State Police obtained commitment from the police to support her in the manipulation of the electoral process in favour of the PDP.

The officers and men of the Command assured the First Lady of their support, a source claimed.

When the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 6, Calabar, Tunde Ogunsakin, an ex-Rivers Commissioner of Police, who supervises Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Ebonyi States, arrested a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) with electoral materials in Rivers, the First Lady immediately intervened by calling his husband.

The source disclosed that President Jonathan quickly got across to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, and directed him to order Ogunsakin out of Rivers State. The AIG returned to his Calabar base at about 5am on April 11.

Efforts to get the First Lady’s reaction proved abortive as calls made to her Glo line were unanswered as at press time.

The Rivers PDP governorship candidate and his allies are also panicking over the likely cancellation of the polls in the state.

One of Wike’s close associates sent a text message to a frontline journalist in Port Harcourt to know if there was a move by the INEC headquarters in Abuja to cancel the flawed elections and fix a new date for a rerun.

The Rivers Chairman of the APC, Chief Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, also decried the senseless killing of 19 members of his party on Saturday. He pushed the polls cancellation.

Ikanya, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, through his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Public Affairs, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, described the governorship and House of Assembly elections and the announcement of fake results as tragedy.



The Rivers APC chairman said: “What took place was a macabre dance of intimidation and violence, perpetrated against the peace-loving APC members, after which results were written in favour of Chief Nyesom Wike of the PDP. It is evident that the announcement of winners for the 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 the clarion call.”

Ikanya also stated that many eligible voters were disenfranchised, as all hell was let loose throughout the state.

He accused the state chapter of the PDP of mobilising militants, who went on rampage, shooting, bombing and killing, killing no fewer than 19 APC members.

He noted that the victims were attempting to prevent the rigging plot of the PDP, in conjunction with INEC and some policemen, led by a deputy commissioner of police.

Ikanya said: “Rivers APC declares unequivocally that the elections were fraught with violence, unbridled manipulation and intimidation, while no voting took place in most parts of Rivers State.

“At Tai Local Government Area, Lekia Nkirine was shot dead, while Gbaraka Nna was shot on the neck. A PDP chieftain in the area, bought the guns, while another PDP chieftain fired the shot.

(Nkenya listed the suspected killers.)

“In Buguma, Asari-Toru Local Government Area, seven APC members were killed, with three killed and thrown into the rivers and one beheaded. Two buses and INEC office were burnt, while the house of the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Joeba West, was bombed. These exclude tens of buildings and cars that were destroyed.

“Three persons were killed at Etche Local Government Area. One was killed in Ikwerre Local Government Area. Two APC members were murdered at Egbeda Ward I of Emouha Local Government Area, while Hon. Chidi Lloyd, the leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, was beaten to a pulp, while attempting to prevent the rigging of the elections in his constituency.

“In Obga/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, there were at least five reported deaths, namely: Obinna Ndubuoke, Jeophat Kingdom, Ndidi Ebere, Sydney Wokocha and Hon. Clever Orukwowu (APC Youth Leader).”

Ikanya stated that among the persons injured by the blood-thirsty PDP thugs was; Evangelist Faith, who was beaten to a pulp at Dere in Andoni Local Government Area, with her whereabouts remaining unknown and Alifor Onyeso, who was shot by armed thugs, led by a lawmaker from Omuma constituency in the Rivers House of Assembly.

The APC chairman insisted that on April 11, in most parts of the state, voters were disenfranchised, intimidated and harassed, with outright manipulation of the already-announced results at the various units.

He said: “There was no election in Rivers State on April 11 and anyone who says otherwise is an enemy of this state. We had vigorously campaigned for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in the state, Mrs. Gesila Khan, because of her well-known support for the 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’s House of Assembly elections.”

Ikanya pleaded with INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to save Rivers State from doom, by cancelling the purported elections and rescheduling them.





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Let them leave Wike to govern in peace and let the people of Rivers be the ones to decide whether they made the right decision or not as 4yrs is just 48months and not eternity! l foresee Wike having issues with PEJ along the way, as PEJ will no longer have any federal might to continue to have him under her control quote me.

I hate those who can't loose with dignity .why shouting foul when we all know that APC is the ruling party now because of gross electoral coup by them,and because of the change of power at the center.I blame only GEJ,that man is too timid to be a president. Nigeria is a jungle,and for u to survive u have to behave like an animal.not acting gentleman

That's their headache over there in Rivers..As far she couldn't influence Aso rock and Lagos,ko kan aye.

Pavore9:
Let them leave Wike to govern in peace and let the people of Rivers be the ones to decide whether they made the right decision or not as 4yrs is just 48months and not eternity! l foresee Wike having issues with PEJ along the way, as PEJ will no longer have any federal might to continue to have him under his control quote me.

Prophet of doom. Yu don't foresee Buhari having a problem with Tinubu in the first 100days in office. Hypocrites.

Rivers hav decided and so be it.
I'm happy the oil rich south in now the opposition. Let's see hw it plays out.

Godbless ma Rivers people

Interesting to know that PEJ is woman enough to outwit Amaechi.

Kudos PEJ.

That is the same way federal might will be used to control and corner the oil wells in the Niger Delta, that time the cries of the people may never be heard.

What an illiterate woman!

PDP rigged election in a state where they should have won election with landslide success in a free and fair election. What a big surprise!

The woman is as clueless as obasanjo. Obasanjo also rigged like that.

dunkem21:
Interesting to know that PEJ is woman enough to outwit Amaechi.

Kudos PEJ.

After all his gra gra

ibietela2:


After all his gra gra

They even call him "Lion" ..

EUROBOMBER:


Rivers & Akwa Ibom belongs to the PDP, when will that sink into your cranium?

can't you comment without showing your foolishness.

dunkem21:


They even call him "Lion" ..

Hahahahaha,

PEJ was not happy because her husband conceded? What should he have done....ohh, unleash mayhem on Nigerians! No wonder she went into obscurity since March 28 only to reappear in Okrika. She must be wishing her husband has some spine like Wike!

#Coughs

Abeg make una let us hear word... All parties involved rigged but na the BabaRIGGA win.. In other words let the best rigger win... Abi u want to tell me amaechi and his ppl played by the rules too?

imsuboi:


And your mum must be wishing she took those abortion pills some years ago. . .

Maybe! And I rejoice with your mum for having a breed like you.

[size=16pt]AnotheR Beer Parlour Gist From APC! Even if the eleCtion is re scheduled, Wike will still win. APC rivers should just ACCept defeat Cause rivers people has spoken with their PVC.[/size]

I still dunnnoo why pdp Chose Wike as their flag bearer.. e go funny wella when the drama between him and PEJ go start.

Tell us how Tinubu influenced that of Lagos.
How Sanusi Influenced that of Kano.


If APC is not ready to lead this country, better return to opposition rather than witch hunting.
Every election in the world is influenced by someone.

First of all, I love APC cos they are saints, they don't rig election, n they r so free n fair to d core, {sarcasm intended }THE NATION, ,please leave these GEJ n family alone for now...haba

liveyourlife:
Can we all leave the out-going first family alone for a minute? Thanks!

She never left Nigerians alone for a minute when she held sway and now you want them to leave her alone?? I hope her misery is just beginning. I hope the "born throway" people teach that baren illiterate the lesson of her life.

Can't wait to see her and Wike go at each other's throats. It's just a matter of time. She'd wanna lead him by the nose, being the power drunk she is, and when the thug resists, they'd definitely fight dirty to the entertainment of the public.

Nansense.

She couldn't influence polls for her husband, all of a sudden she's so powerful she rigs the election to favour someone she doesn't even like.

I'm allergic to long poo, summary, na rigging

Lol. She concentrated her energy now on rivers. She can't lose all. But trust me, very soon, they will soon start their fight (wike and mama peace), go and ask bayelsa governor, because wike too is tactically stubborn. Rivers state is a very interesting state to follow in this drama season.

okay

Cats “Headbutt” people because they make them feel safe, or they trust them.

Inasmuch as I would love APC to rule Rivers state, I would rather tell Amechi to concede defeat and move on.

all lies