The judgement was based on an Appeal by Wike, dated November 3, 2015 and filed on behalf of the Governor by his counsel, Emmanuel Ukala (SAN)
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Okoye, who was in charge of the Independent National Electoral Commission election, campaign and party monitoring group in the state, said this in his testimony to the tribunal in Abuja
The witnesses told the tribunal that the March 28 presidential poll and April 11 governorship elections were characterised by irregularities
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that his administration is proposing to amend the anti-kidnapping law in…
“In the beginning, it started somewhere in Woji and by the time we had the last count, we had about 80 persons tracked down, who took the drink, out of which 70 had died
The Rivers State APC said it had earlier chosen to keep quiet on the issue but decided to speak out in view of Wike’s ill-advised dissolution of Boards and Parastatals and moves to dissolve the constitutionally-constituted Local Government Councils so as to be the sole signatory of the accounts of these boards and local governments in the state
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in some polling units, election officials were seen waiting for materials to commence accreditation of voters
Rivers APC consequently advised Chief Wike and other PDP candidates erroneously declared winner by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, to stop parading themselves as Governor and lawmakers so as to minimise their embarrassment when they are removed by the Election Petition Tribunals.
Ajaji said the Federal High court did not make any order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from releasing official voters register to the commission
Jega, who spoke at the Civil Rights Situation Room held in Abuja, stated that the Commission on getting the petition of irregularities in Rivers State sent three National Commissioners to investigate it
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Ahmad Muhammad, a DSP, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that the police had begun investigating 41 different cases involving the suspects
In a Thank You Message on his election as the governor-elect, Barrister Wike stated that the massive support he got from across the state is a challenge for him to ensure that the people of the state step into better days and experience compassionate governance with the right political will to positively transform the state
In the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Jerry Needam, Obuah condemned what he termed brazen act of lawlessness by Governor Amaechi, “whose high level of rascality is unbecoming of a man that holds the exalted office of the governor of a state”
The leader of African Centre for Leadership Strategies and Development, Humphrey Bekaren, who spoke on behalf of the observers, made the call in Port Harcourt
As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, gunmen also stormed a polling zone in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State
The Sports Minister is alleged to be moving from house-to-house since 9am, hounding and brutalising known APC members, according to reports reaching the Greater Together Campaign Organisation Situation Room at about 3.47pm (local time).
‘In about 48 hours, the people of Rivers State will troop out in their numbers to put an end to the worst level of corruption in the history of Rivers State under the leadership of Mr Rotimi Amaechi’
George Feyii, the Secretary to the State Government, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that the curfew would be effective from 7pm to 6am and would subsist until further notice
In fact, there were no card readers in almost all units in Obio Akpor and the PDP-imposed electoral officers accredited some voters.
The state Chairman of the PDP, Bro. Felix Obuah, disclosed this in Port Harcourt while reacting to the defection of Ikuru along with thousands of his supporters across the state