BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 26, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again postponed the legislative rerun elections in Rivers State. This time from the earlier date of July 30, being next Saturday. The national electoral body however did not disclose a new date when the election is expected to hold.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday evening by the Secretary to INEC, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, said the rerun election had to be again postponed due to reports of violence, maiming and fatalities which caused the initial postponement of the polls in March.
The statement reads, “As a responsible organisation and conscious of the violence, maiming and fatalities which accompanied the previous election in March as well as developments in the state since then, the commission cannot ignore such credible reports.
“In the circumstances, therefore, it is compelled to further postpone the rerun legislative elections in Rivers State as one of the principal conditions earlier stipulated for the return of the state for the conclusion of the election has, regrettably, not been met.”
The INEC scribe however pointed out that the commission was conscious of the efforts by respected individuals, organisations and leaders to douse tension and ensure a conducive atmosphere for elections to be conducted.
