OndoReporter | Rivers set for re-run elections: Tension in the air

OndoReporter | Rivers set for re-run elections: Tension in the air

THE rerun election is to hold in the three
senatorial districts in Rivers state.They are
Rivers East, West and South East. It will also
be conducted in 12 federal constituencies
and 22 state constituencies. Invariably it is a
state-wide election as it will hold in the 23
local government areas with each having 319
wards.

According to the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, the election will
be conducted in 5, 942 polling units with 24,
930 adhoc staff drawn from the National
Youth Service Corps, NYSC , lecturers from
three federal tertiary institutions. The electoral
body also said there will 379 Collation Officers
and 37 Returning officers recruited from the
federal schools for the exercise.

Police intensify patrol of PH ahead of Saturday
Deputy Inspector General of Police, in-charge
of Operations, DIG Sotonye Wakama revealed
the presence of 16 units of heavily armed anti
riot policemen among the arrangements being
put in place to fortify security in the state
before, during and immediately after the
elections.

Port-Harcourt, the capital city is presently
almost being saturated with the presence of
security men. Police vehicles have been driving
in convoys, showing might all over the state
capital and adjourning local government areas.
The Police is expected to work with the Navy
to lock down the waterways during the
election.

2,000 men have also been deployed to
strengthen the force of 5000 men of the
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,
NSDC in the state.