Rivers State, Nigeria: The Rivers state governor, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has called on INEC to cancel the election in his state. The governor while speaking to Sahara TV said that people in his state are not allowed to vote by the opposition party, the PDP.
I have sent SMS to Attahiru Jega about the affairs of the state and also ask him while we don't have the result sheet in the polling booths, am yet to get a reply from him. I can't vote if the result sheet is not made available. The PDP has planned to write the election, which is not acceptable, Jonathan is trying to force himself into power, he should let people choose him if they want him, not force himself into power, Rotimi said.
When asked if the INEC building is on fire, the governor replied that he is yet to hear anything of such. He said maybe a local government INEC building and not the state building because he is yet to get an update.
When he was ased why he is not monitoring the election, Governor Amaechi said that the Brigadier general and the police might shoot him as they think he is causing trouble, so am careful. I am inside the governor house.
When the INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega was asked about the incident in Rivers state, he claimed that he got a report of the election violence from electorates and also election observers. He will look into this issue if the election results in this area will be cancelled or not.
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