INEC probes allegations of election fraud in Rivers
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun investigation of allegation of malpractices in Saturday’s elections in Rivers State. The All Progressives Congress, Sunday, had petitioned INEC, demanding outright cancellation and rescheduling of the presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State. “The parody of election held in Rivers State on Saturday was characterised by deliberate non release of result sheets to nearly all the centres, active collaboration and collusion of the INEC staff with the People’s Democratic Party in undermining the credibility of the election,” APC said in the signed by its state chairman, Davies Ikanya. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Augusta Ogakwu on Monday, INEC said it had commissioned a fact-finding team, consisting of three of its national commissioners, Lai Olorode, Thelma Iremirem and Hammanga M.K., to investigate the APC petition. The statement read: “Further to the allegation made by the A...