The Independent National Electoral Commission’s fact-finding committee on the suspended Rivers State elections has completed its work in Port Harcourt.

It has, however, left political actors and the public in anxiety and uncertainty.

“They have finished everything, and they are going back to Abuja,” said a senior official familiar with committee’s work at the commission’s Port Harcourt office on Tuesday evening.

“They did not tell us anything. They are reporting to Abuja, and that is where a decision will be taken.”
Background

INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, who announced the suspension of the electoral process in Rivers State on Sunday, when contacted at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, said the committee members were being awaited at the headquarters in Abuja

The probe committee led by Anthonia Okoosi-Simbine, a national commissioner, is made up of senior officials deployed from the headquarters in Abuja.

The officials arrived in Port Harcourt on Monday and then grilled local staff, including electoral officers and collation officers at the various local government areas for at least eight hours.

They continued their inquiry today, Tuesday, and took submissions from the NYSC and the security agencies, a source at the Port Harcourt office of INEC said.

The committee’s assignment in Port Harcourt was announced on Sunday evening just as the INEC suspended the electoral process in Rivers State.

The commission, according to the announcement by the spokesperson Mr Okoye, said it had received reports “from our officials in the field” of widespread disruptions of Saturday’s governorship and state parliamentary elections.

PREMIUM TIMES understands it was the state office leadership that had decided to report the incidents of disruptions and violence during voting and at collation centres to the Abuja headquarters following reports from local areas.

The commission asked its fact-finding committee to turn in a report today.

“We appeal to the people of Rivers State, particularly the voters, for their understanding as we look into the circumstances of these disruptions and what further actions need to be taken,” the commission had said in Mr Okoye’s statement on Sunday evening.

Ruffled

Since the commencement of the inquiry yesterday, the two main parties in the elections, the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Action Congress backed by the All Progressives Congress, had dissipated energies to separate claims of leading the polls before the process was suspended.
INEC at the state level has not endorsed any result from any of the LGAs

This reporter interacted with actors from all sides at the end of the committee’s work on Tuesday.
They are reportedly gripped by anxiety and already contemplating possible outcomes.
INEC is expected to announce its decision after receiving the report of its committee deployed to Port Harcourt.

It will decide whether to have fresh polls and continue with the collation exercise even though security remains a concern in Rivers, PREMIUM TIMES understands.
Speaking from Abuja Tuesday night, Mr Okoye said the members of the committee have not reported to the commission.

”All of us are still in the situation room,” he said. “We are still waiting for them.”

He restated the expectation that the committee should submit its report in 48 hours, ending today.
Asked when the commission will state its decision, he replied: “I can’t say for now until we see the members of the committee and get their report. All of us are still in the situation room.”

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the best rigger always wins rivers,na their way

Even up till now we're still asking "who is the candidate for AAC, and what is AAC

We came to know accord because of dumo lulu Briggs and even with that, they lack the power to oust PDP talk of the unknown AAC.

They are some lies that even the devil will be asking if he still holds the title of the father of lies

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My brother Man, help me ask them oh. Who be AAC?

Cletus77:
Even up till now we're still asking "who is the candidate for AAC, and what is AAC

We came to know accord because of dumo lulu Briggs and even with that, they lack the power to oust PDP talk of the unknown AAC.

They are some lies that even the devil will be asking if he still holds the title of the father of lies

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Rivers of bloodshed. politics in that state is in another dimension. Apc is not on ballot paper and I'm wondering what is really causing those killings in that state. The life u take will surely hunt u down, it's just a matter of time.

God bless the Nigerian Army,
God bless Amaechi
God bless Nigeria

Only the shallow minded people will not know that this INEC has improved beyond 2015, they've done much more to be neutral.
Kudus

Congrats to the AAC candidate in advance

Ororo they give me joy. Like for C. Ronaldo abeg!

Atletico don't bottle it. God that did for Madrid, did it for Man U is also doing it for Juve.


Meanwhile, Man city go kill person tonight


NB: Ronaldo is a GOAT

Declare Wike winner or Rivers will burn.

They tried to use APC, it didn't work
They moved to Accord Party, it didn't work
They now move to AAC, after Accord aspirant rejected their settlement.

Amaechi, Rivers is PDP. Stop killing your kinsmen.

They are beginning to change the narrative to tribal issues instead of party issue.

Initially they said it is Ogoni versus Ikwerre
Now, they have changed it to Kalabari versus Ikwerre.

fk001:
Congrats to the AAC candidate in advance

Which AAC??..

It's like you're dreaming

Ghen ghen

OK we are waiting

eben1marketer:
My brother Man, help me ask them oh. Who be AAC?

This shows Amaechi is still an amateur where Wike is

Ok. Fingers crossed.

Trouble dey Sleep, Iyanga go wake am up. If Amaechi should recall the events and happenings when the militants were in place, he should just respect himself and allow Justice to hold water. Am sure Wike's affiliation with those guys, especially those in the creek is still in tact. So if they do anyhow, they will see anyhow.

AAC an unknown party with an unknown candidate is going to win Rivers state all thanks to APC and Federal might.

We Shall Prevail


The state of our Nation can simply be tagged, the "fight between Light & Darkness;
fight between Positive & Negative Beliefs;
fight between Clear Perspective & Myopic Perspective;
fight between Freedom & Subjection".

But there is one thing I am sure of, Light wins all battles and wars.

Nigeria and Nigerians shall Prevail.

Amen�

We Shall Prevail.

Kudos to Inec.

Corrosiveman:
God bless the Nigerian Army,
God bless Amaechi
God bless Nigeria

Ah you forgot APC abi AAC

I will blame Buhari on this, you have a minister under your cabinet, who with arrogant and self centerness didn't have a candidate from his party.. and he is using your military to cause trouble because he want to oust wike and you sit down in Abuja, when your integrity status is going low ..The blood of the dead is on all of you...

all I know is anyway d election result swings, either to pdp or aac side. rivers must boil, na their way

Cletus77:
Even up till now we're still asking "who is the candidate for AAC, and what is AAC

We came to know accord because of dumo lulu Briggs and even with that, they lack the power to oust PDP talk of the unknown AAC.

They are some lies that even the devil will be asking if he still holds the title of the father of lies

The candidate of AAC is the chosen one for Rivers People. You dont need to know him because he has come to salvage the state from cultism and militancy. If you are a bible student, you will know how great men like Joseph, David, Mordicai, Jesus and likes emerges from nobody to somebody. Please dont attempt to fight God, because......

Emotionss:
AAC an unknown party with an unknown candidate is going to win Rivers state all thanks to APC and Federal might.

wif result

AAC against PDP how? EFCC should even Probe the party. isn’t it too obvious?

Fu*k Buhari
Fu*k Amaechi
Fu*k APC
Fu*k AAC
Fu*k Nigerian soldiers


God bless PDP
God bless NEW
God bless Rivers people
God bless Nigerian police

kalaboyama:

The candidate of AAC is the chosen one for Rivers People. You dont need to know him because he has come to salvage the state from cultism and militancy. If you are a bible student, you will know how great men like Joseph, David, Mordicai, Jesus and likes emerges from nobody to somebody. Please dont attempt to fight God, because......

pls without searching is name now, who is he.