By Davies Iheamnachor
PORT HARCOURT – The Coalition of Governorship Candidates and Party Chairmen in Rivers State has called for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Obo Effanga out of the state, alleging that he is compromised.

The body also commended commend the people of Rivers State for coming out en mass to cast their vote for their preferred candidate, alleging that the governorship of the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, organised team that hijack electoral material.

An electoral official looks at documents at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 10, 2019. – Nigeria’s election authorities announced the suspension of activities in volatile opposition-held Rivers State on March 10 citing violence and threats to its staff, as tensions rise in the wake of closely-watched regional elections. Counting is continuing across the country after the March 9 elections for governors in 29 of Nigeria’s 36 states, all state assemblies and administrative councils in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. Results are expected in the coming days. (Photo AFP)

This was contained in a statement yesterday in Port Harcourt, jointly signed by Pastor Warigbani Ezekiel Zebulun Chairman, CGCPC, and Governorship candidate APDA, Hon. Chibuzor Anele Secretary CGCPC & Chairman, NDCP, in the state.

The statement read: “We condemn in strong term the alleged inordinate and unpatriotic actions of the Governor of Rivers State and gubernatorial candidate of PDP Chief Barr. Nyesom Wike, who stooped too low to personally hijack the election result sheets and materials meant for Obio/Akpor LGA during which process, an Army officer was shot by his thugs. This acts goes to confirm our earlier allegations against the Wike-led State government of gun running.

“It is on record that the State Governor had earlier in his speech commended INEC for her free, fair and credible conduct of the election in the State. We therefore, express shock at his call for cancellation of the exercise, as his shameful act of thuggery greets his imminent defeat. On the premise of this ugly and shameful acts, the collation of results has been suspended by INEC.

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“The Resident Electoral COMMISSIONER of INEC Rivers State had earlier appointed a younger brother to the Rivers South East senatorial District Candidate of PDP, who also is a strong member of PDP as the returning officer for Khan’s local Government area. The REC also in his voodoo dance appointed PDP members as returning officers for Emohua, Eleme, Andoni, OKRIKA, Omuma, Ogu/Bolo, Tai and PHALGA, with an instruction to deliver the PDP.

“In spite of the above, the REC paid deaf hears to the unethical and undemocratic activities of the Guber candidate of PDP who hijacked all electoral materials of Obio/Akpor LGA at the collation center.

“We therefore, in the spirit of fairness call on the National Chairman of INEC Prof. Mamood Yakubu to, as a matter of urgency, redeploy the State Resident Electoral COMMISSIONER in charge of Rivers State to enable the new REC to continue the electoral process.

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“We wholeheartedly commend the Army for the display of professionalism and ensuring adequate security before, during and after the election, we pray them to maintain the tempo as only those with sinister plans will not appreciate the commendable efforts of the Army.

“We call on the Nigerian Police and her sister agencies to continue to beef-up adequate security in the State to forestall further breakdown of laws and order.”