US EditionRivers LG election: Powerful cabal bent on overturning democratic rights
- The All Progressive Congress won 20 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the local government elections in Rivers State, while the Peoples Democratic Party secured three positions, including Obio/Akpor, the area of Minister Nyesom Wike.
- The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission chairperson, Michael Odey, declared the elections free and fair, noting significant voter turnout.
- Despite high voter turnout, the elections faced criticism, with Labour Party's Sam Kinane calling the process a sham and questioning its legality.
- Sam Kinane also expressed concern over APC candidates, previously members of the PDP, being elected without proper defecting procedures, which raised doubts about the election's integrity.
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Freedom OnlineAPC sweeps 20 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG polls
APC won the chairmanship positions in 20 out of the 23 local government areas in Rivers State. The post APC sweeps 20 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG polls appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Rivers LG election: Powerful cabal bent on overturning democratic rights
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday described the local government election in Rivers State as shameful. Atiku said the election showed that a power cabal is bent on overturning the democratic rights of Rivers people at all costs. In a post on X, he urged the opposition in the state to reject the results of the election because it was conducted by a government that is extant to the law. He said: “The local government election conducte…
Rivers LGA Poll: APC wins 20 LGAs, PDP takes 3
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the other hand won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Why we replaced Operation Safe Haven with Enduring Peace – CDS Reverse passport fees hike, SERAP tells Tinubu The RSIEC Chairman, Dr M…
APC commends people of Rivers for LG election victories… dismisses Atiku’s allegations
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed its profound appreciation to the good people of The post APC commends people of Rivers for LG election victories… dismisses Atiku’s allegations appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
Wike Labels Obi a ‘Rascal,’ Questions His Moral Right to Criticize Elections
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has replied Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, stressing that the court has not declared the Rivers State local government election illegal. Atiku and Obi had in separate statements described the exercise as unlawful. Wike, while speaking during a media parley on Monday, said the polls were legally conducted and commended by many for being free and fair. “Listen, I don’t blame Atiku; …
Rivers LG Election: A Mockery of Democracy – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has declared that the local government election in Rivers State is a mockery of democracy. Obi in a statement declared @PeterObi, “The conduct of the Rivers State local Government election is rascality taken too far. It represents a double tragedy for our democracy when a Sole Administrator – himself illegally appointed – dares to conduct an election that shoul…
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