International election observers ask for cancellation of Rivers State elections

Mr. Humphrey Bekaren, the leader of African Centre for Leadership Strategies and Development, who spoke on behalf of the international election observers has asked for an outright cancellation of elections in Rivers State, citing sever irregularities.

His words:

  "We request all lovers of democracy to join us in calling for the outright cancellation of the phony election. Unless this is done, we would have sown the seed that could eventually grow into providing a shade of fear and death over us, What we saw did not meet international standard of electioneering, not even the ones set by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC,’’

He said there were reported incidents like deliberate delays and diversion of electoral materials, attacks on electoral officers, widespread arson  and voter intimidation.

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