Gesila Khan, the resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers state, has announced that the governorship and house of assembly election in the state will continue on Sunday in places where it could not hold on Saturday either due to snatching of election materials or where materials did not arrive at all.
Saturday’s election was marred by violence, shooting and snatching of electoral materials. In such places, INEC cancelled the election.
At least three people were killed by gunmen; and unlike the March 28 presidential election, there was relatively low turnout of voters.
Both Rotimi Amaechi, governor of the state, and Nyesom Wike, governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have accused each other of fomenting trouble in different parts of the state.
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Results in the places where the election held are still being expected, as voting extended till the late hours of Saturday night in many voting centres where materials arrived late.
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