RSIEC insists on Rivers LG poll, police deny occupying office

Oct. 2, 2024 - Punch Newspapers

The Rivers State Police Command, on Tuesday, refuted claims that it sealed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission ahead of the local government elections scheduled for October 5. Is there any court order that the police should take over the place? “The policemen you see at the RSIEC office are just there to protect that place because you know people are targeting infrastructure to attack,” Iringe-Koko said.

RSIEC Commissioner for Civic Education and Public Affairs, Tamunotonye Tobins, expressed confidence in the commission’s preparations for the elections. He concluded by emphasising the importance of adhering to the law and expressed concern over the implications of the governor’s potential defiance of the court order.

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