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It said going by the revelations from the leaked audio recordings, it is obvious that Wike may have engaged in unwholesome conducts that might have compromised the integrity of the electoral process and undermined his office as the Chief Security Officer of a state

The protest, which was peaceful, started from the Government House to Azikiwe Street and Bank Road before terminating at the Police Command Headquarters on Moscow Road in the city centre

Idris, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah, said the police sacrificed all it could for the success of the elections, including the loss of police officers

The faction made its intention known in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, in Abuja.
It said that PDP was law-abiding and would contest all issues legally

The policemen – Deputy Superintendent of Police Alkali Mohammed of Mobile Police Unit 48 and his orderly – according to a report by the Nigerian army, were ambushed by suspected political thugs and beheaded

The corpse, which arrived Minna at about 1.30pm, was received by the deceased’s father, Alhaji Yakubu Alkali, a retired Commissioner of Police, family members and many sympathizers

A statement by the State Chairman of the party, Bro. Felix Obuah, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, said the rejection of the results stems from the fact that election never took place in the whole of the Rivers South East District

Abdulkarim, who was advancing reasons for the deployment of soldiers for the election, said those accusing the military of partisanship were only doing so because they were prevented from carrying out more of their nefarious acts

Abdulkarim, who was advancing reasons for the deployment of soldiers for the election, said those accusing the military of partisanship were only doing so because they were prevented from carrying out more of their nefarious acts

Also speaking, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Habila Joshak, also scored the conduct of the election high

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the unit was situated at the state Primary School, Rumuomasi and has been one of the volatile areas during elections

Okojie told newsmen at Abonnema, the headquarters of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, on Saturday that the decision to suspend the election was taken after a meeting with representatives of parties

The appeal was made in a joint statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria, signed by Joe Abuku, the Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

This open declaration of war on the people of Rivers State is only reaffirming our earlier position and fear that all the actions and ‘body language’ of the All Progressive Congress (APC) since it took over power in May, 2015 is gearing towards erasing democracy and installing full blown dictatorship in Nigeria

Information from the office of the State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah, and signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, said the plot is to slam unfounded charges against these people considered as stumbling blocks in the wards where the rerun elections will hold

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Aniedi Ikoiwak, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that the judgment of the election tribunal and Court of Appeal excluded the party and its candidate from participating in the election

The President said he would like to be remembered after leaving office for being fair to officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies in the discharge of their duties during elections

Wike said: “In order to forestall a repeat of the needless violence and fatalities in future elections, I hereby establish a Judicial Commission of Enquiry to investigate the violence, killings and other related acts that occurred in parts of the state during the March 19, 2016 rerun elections and make appropriate recommendations to the government for implementation

INEC, in a press statement by its Resident Electoral Commissioner, said: “Further to our earlier pronouncement on the suspension of the rerun elections in the six Local Government Areas of, Khana, Bonny, Gokana, Andoni, Tai and Eleme following disturbances and violence that impeded the electoral process in those parts of the state

Angwe, in the statement, warned that the commission would not hesitate to seek criminal indictment, prosecution and punishment of any person or party involved in election violence