Sentences with phrase «rerun election in the state»

He pointed out that irrespective of the resident electoral commissioner who conducts the rerun elections in the state, the APC candidates will continue to lose because the people understand that the APC can not deliver development projects.

Stating that almost all his predictions for 2016 had come to pass, Fayose alleged that there were plans by the Federal Government to place Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State under house arrest on Thursday — two days before the legislative rerun elections in the state.

INEC had last weekend moved to conclude all the 22 rerun elections in the state, but was forced to cancel the exercise in two constituencies in Etche.

The governor, who expressed dissatisfaction with the repeated plots to rig the forth - coming rerun elections in the state, asserted that nobody would be allowed to steal the mandate of Rivers people, «no matter the deployment of pliant security agencies.

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed May 2 for judgment in a suit by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State seeking to stop the police from investigating alleged crimes committed during the December 10, 2016 national and state assembly rerun elections in the state.

Yakubu said that there was no iota of truth in the governor's allegation that the commission was colluding with the APC to rig the December 10 rerun election in the state.

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«We call on INEC to fully investigate the difficulties encountered with completing the Rivers Rerun elections and to take the conclusions into full account when making preparations for concluding remaining polls in the state,» it concluded.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has on Friday announced the dismissed six officers attached to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom over alleged professional misconducts during legislative rerun elections that held in the state last State, Nyesom over alleged professional misconducts during legislative rerun elections that held in the state last state last year.

He declared that APC will lose the rerun elections of July 30, 2016 in Rivers State, even if Chief John Odighie - Oyegun conducts the elections as returning officer.

He said, «The strategy has been adopted by the APC was experienced in Rivers State during the rerun elections.

The governor who made his position known on the rerun election held in Rivers State on Saturday alleged discovery of fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) result sheets in some of the Local Government Areas, and accused security agencies of harassing, intimidating and even killing Peoples Democratic Party members

Earlier, the Chairman of the Nigerian Police Special Joint Investigation Panel on Rivers Rerun, Mr. Damian Okoro, had said that the panel was in the state to interface with the governor on what transpired before, during and after the rerun electRerun, Mr. Damian Okoro, had said that the panel was in the state to interface with the governor on what transpired before, during and after the rerun electrerun elections.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that the state government has video evidence of the alleged atrocities committed by the military across the state in the weekend's rerun elections, saying that the videos will be released to the public at the appropriate State Governor, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that the state government has video evidence of the alleged atrocities committed by the military across the state in the weekend's rerun elections, saying that the videos will be released to the public at the appropriate state government has video evidence of the alleged atrocities committed by the military across the state in the weekend's rerun elections, saying that the videos will be released to the public at the appropriate state in the weekend's rerun elections, saying that the videos will be released to the public at the appropriate time.

«Our attention has been drawn to a press conference addressed by the Inspector - General of Police (IGP) Investigative Panel on Rivers Rerun wherein the panel claimed that the Rivers State Government spent N360million to ensure that the rerun legislative elections of December 10, 2016 were rigged in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (Rerun wherein the panel claimed that the Rivers State Government spent N360million to ensure that the rerun legislative elections of December 10, 2016 were rigged in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (rerun legislative elections of December 10, 2016 were rigged in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Fayose described the claim as «bare - faced attempt by the federal government to divert the attention of Nigerians and the international community from its involvement in the violence unleashed on the people of Rivers State during the December 10 rerun elections.»

Immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has again stated that the forthcoming rerun election in Benue South is not a contest between the...

The Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Dr. Clement Nwankwo, said that the interference of the security agencies as it was recorded in the governorship election in Edo State and the December 10, 2017 rerun election in Rivers State was worrisome and unacceptable.

He stressed that while there was glaring security interference in the River State rerun election, the security agencies interfered in Edo by attempting to determine the date for the election which he said was wrong.

Wike pointed out that even the SARS Commander, Mr. Akin Fakorede, who he alleged was involved in election malpractice during the rerun in Rivers State, had the support of the police high command.

Okorocha said a candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Benjamin Uwajumogu, who contested in last Saturday rerun senatorial election in Imo State, would displace Ekweremadu as soon as he joins the Senate.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has lambasted the winner of the Rivers South - East Senatorial District in the December 10 legislative rerun election, Senator Magnus...

The director, in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Abu Michael, also condemned the unnecessary tension building up in Rivers State as preparations continued for the rerun elections on Saturday.

Dazang added that the commission had set up a four - man committee to investigate the roles of its personnel in the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections in Rivers State.

The APC thanked all its candidates in the race for Senatorial, House of Representatives and Rivers State House of Assembly rerun elections and urged them to remain steadfast and resilient and work hard alongside the party to ensure that they win all the forthcoming rerun elections.

In a statement signed by its state Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party recalled that the struggle to retrieve the mandates of its candidates, including that of the governorship candidate, hijacked in the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts, which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seatIn a statement signed by its state Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party recalled that the struggle to retrieve the mandates of its candidates, including that of the governorship candidate, hijacked in the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts, which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives sstate Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party recalled that the struggle to retrieve the mandates of its candidates, including that of the governorship candidate, hijacked in the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts, which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seatin the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts, which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives sState Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seats.

He, however, said that the PDP in the state would resist any attempt to rig the rerun election, saying Rivers is not Edo and Ondo states.

The rerun elections, held in four state constituencies in Akwa Ibom on Saturday, witnessed a low turnout of voters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the release of its employee who was kidnapped by suspected political thugs during Saturday's supplementary rerun election in Etche, Rivers State.

The Peoples Democratic Party has won the supplementary rerun election held in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Mark who alleged that the plot is being masterminded by some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state, also said they had hired cultists to foment trouble in Benue south senatorial district ahead of Saturday's rerun election.

But in a statement issued in Ado - Ekiti on Monday and signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr Jackson Adebayo, said, «Fayemi never won the 2009 rerun governorship election.