Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Friday morning stormed the state's Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) over an alleged attempt by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force to take over the facility ahead of the local government elections.
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Friday morning stormed the state's Independent Electoral Commission over an alleged attempt by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force to take over the facility ahead of the local government elections.
gathered that the development occurred at about 1 am on Friday when the governor's camp were informed of the attempt by the police. According to a video clip, the policemen attempted to scale through the gates and strong room of the commission to allegedly cart away sensitive electoral materials meant for the conduct of Saturday’s local government election in the State.
to reach the state police command were unsuccessful at the moment.
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