INEC Suspends Rivers Constituency Bye-Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has suspended the Portharcourt Constituency II Elections that took place today over the widespread use of violence and Thugs.

In a statement signed by Obo Effanga, the resident electoral commissioner obtained by Newsflash247, the commission said,  “the hoodlums stormed the various polling units and registration areas disrupting the voting activities, destroying and carting away electoral materials, including smart card readers and ballot boxes.

“As a result of this widespread and wanton disruption of the electoral process as reported by field supervisory presiding officers and supervisors from the Commission  and also having reviewed all situations, the Commission in accordance with provisions if section 26 of the electoral acts of 2010(as amended) hereby suspend the election forthwith “