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Restore Peace In Rivers, Tinubu Orders IGP Over Post Elections Violence https://osazuwaakonedo.news/restore-peace-in-rivers-tinubu-orders-igp-over-post-elections-violence/07/10/2024/ #Issues #elections #Fubara #Nyesom #PortHarcourt #Rivers #RSIEC #Siminalayi #Tinubu #Wike Published: October 7th, 2024 Reshared: October 8, 2024 3:58 pm
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Nigeria president B am ubu has ordered
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the Inspector General of police igp kyod
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ok to return peace law and order to
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reverse State following violence that
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erupted across the state on Monday
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morning after the winners of the local
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government area chairpersons and
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councilors polls were declared on Sunday
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president sinu in a statement sign and
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made available by the presidential
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advisor on information and strategy bio
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Ona said the police should secure the
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local government area Secretariat while
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uding the state Governor forar and other
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parties involved in the elections to
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seek redress in court and avoid
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self-help the elections results showed
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that the action People's Party Up win
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most of the positions in the local
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government elections as the party
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secured 314 out of 319 councillorship
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seats across the state's 23 local
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government areas the chairman of the
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Rivers State independent electoral
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commission
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RS Justice andell announced the
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results in port haot on Sunday stating
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the AP also won 22 out of the 23 local
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government area chairmanship seats
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according to the
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RS they up won 314 words while they all
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progressives Congress labor party Social
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Democratic party and young People's
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Party each clinched one seat Channel's
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television on Monday reported that the
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River State local government elections
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may have concluded successfully but
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tension remains between factions loyal
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to governor simal fubara and those
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aligned with the fct minister in Wii
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Governor fubara had on Sunday raised
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concerns about an alleged plan to
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obstruct the newly elected chairman as
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the resume office on Monday those
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concerns pled out in some count
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in aoda East local government area the
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newest one in chairman Cham Hezekiah
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along with counselors and a large crowd
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of supporters encountered resistance at
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the council gate where a small group
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attempted to prevent them from Gaining
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access however with the intervention of
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security operatives and the insistence
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of the crowd the situation was brought
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under control allowing the chairman and
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his team to enter the council amidst
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jubilation
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the new counselors proceeded with their
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swearing in ceremony afterward they
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moved directly to their Chambers to hold
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their first seting chairman Hezekiah
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alleged that the brief disruption at the
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gate was orchestrated by the former
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chairman Benjamin AK who is loyal to Wi
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he emphasized that the will of the
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people is greater Channel's television
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reached out to AK via telephone and he
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confirmed that he was responsible for
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the resistance
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however he explained that his actions
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were in protest of the elections which
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he believes should not have taking place
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due to a court order from Abuja earlier
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on Monday police authorities announced
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the reopening of the 23 local government
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Council secretariats following the
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successful conduct of the elections they
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have also withdrawn their officers who
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were previously blocking access to the
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councils with ongoing tensions one can
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only hope for peace to Prevail to enable
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the required development at the
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Grassroots level of River State however
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president bolatino has called on
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Governor Sim fubara political leaders
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and their supporters in River State to
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exercise restraint and uphold the rule
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of law in response to recent tensions
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Following last Saturday's local
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government Council election the
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president expressed deep concern over
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reports of ail and explosions in the
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state
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he Ed all political actors today
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escalate the situation and discouraged
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their supporters from engaging in
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violence or destructive actions
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president sinu directed the police to
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restore and maintain peace Law and Order
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immediately while instructing law
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enforcement agencies to bring the
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situation under control he emphasized
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the need to ensure the security of
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public
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institutions president sinu said govern
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facilities built with public funds must
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be safeguarded from
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vandalism he stressed that self-help has
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no place in a democratic system
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especially after 25 years of continuous
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democracy according to president ubu the
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Judiciary can settle all political
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disputes and the outcome of this
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election should be no exception by Ona
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stated in the Press statement former
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Nigeria president good luck a Jan had on
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Saturday during the election cautioned
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against escalation of violence he had
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said I am aware that the local
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government election taking place in
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River State today October 5th has been a
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subject of great interest to political
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actors the political happenings in River
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State in the past days is a cause for
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serious concern for everyone especially
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lovers of democracy and all actors
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within the peace and security sector of
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our nation
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elections are the Cornerstone of
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democracy because they are the primary
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source of
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legitimacy this process renews the F of
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citizens in their country as it affords
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them the opportunity to have a say on
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who governs them every election is
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significant whether at National or
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subnational levels as it counts as a
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again and honor to democracy it is the
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responsibility of all stakeholders
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especially State institutions to work
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towards the promotion of sound
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Democratic culture of which periodic
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election stands as a noble virtue
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democracy is our Collective asset its
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growth and progress is dependent on
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government's commitment to uphold the
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rule of law and pursue the interest of
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peace and Justice at all times
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institutions of the state especially
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security agencies must refrain from
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actions that could lead to breakdown of
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Law and Order River State represents the
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Gateway to the Niger Delta and the
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threat to peace in the state could have
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huge security implications in the region
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let me sound a note of caution to all
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political actors in This crisis to be
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circumspect and patriotic in the pursuit
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of their political ambition and
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relevance I am calling on the national
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judicial commission njc to take action
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that will C the proliferation of court
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orders and judgments especially those of
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concurrent jurisdiction giv conflicting
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order
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this if not checked will radicle the
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institution of the Judiciary and deril
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our democracy the political situation in
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Rivers State mirors are passed the
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crisis of the old western region I
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therefore one that Rivers should not be
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used as Crystal that will form the block
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that will collapse our democracy State
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institutions especially the police and
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the Judiciary and all other stakeholders
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must always work for public interest and
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promote common goods such as peace
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Justice and equality while the elections
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were ongoing on Saturday there was Heavy
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gunfire at riron community in River
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State the country home of former
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governor and minister of the federal
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capital territory in Yom WI a source in
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the area according to Sahara reporters
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said some people had come into the
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community and announced that no one
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should come out for the local government
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po
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it was gathered that when the Electoral
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officers were about to arrive at the W
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in the OBU a PO local government area
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the gunman arrived in the area as well
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the unidentified gunmen who arrived in
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the area with heavy gunfire scared of
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people from coming out to participate in
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the election it was also gathered that
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one person sustained a bullet injury and
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had been rushed to a health facility for
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treatment the St electoral body
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suspended the Declaration of results for
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a local government area LGA because the
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colion was said to be ongoing on Sunday
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the RSI chairman according to channels
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television has said that announcement
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for the 319 councillorship seats will be
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announced alongside that of the H
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chairmanship position when coalitions
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are concluded he described the election
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as free fair and credible
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Despite All Odds according to him polls
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were closed at 300 p.m. and recorded a
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large turnout of Voters and EM saluted
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the patriotism of the residents who
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turned out to vote the Declaration of
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the results was observed by members of
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the interp party advisory Council ipac
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chairman of the state's independent
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electoral bodies across the country and
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members of the Nigerian Bar Association
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who acted as observers in the polls he
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said the commission adopted the
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principle of bilocation because of the
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exigencies the found themselves the
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results were announced at the ministry
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of Justice Hall at the state Secretariat
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complex rather than the commission's
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office on abar Road on Election Day two
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explosions rocked the state police
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authorities confirmed that one of the
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incidents happened earlier on Saturday
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the first explosion was reported at the
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APC Secretariat on ABA Road at
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approximately 300 a.m. a security guard
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reported hearing a loud Bank end upon
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investigation observed three black
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Toyota hilo's van speeding away from the
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scene the spokesperson of the River
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State Police command Grace irin coku
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said adding that the incidents are being
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investigated the explosion caused
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significant damage destroying the gate
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and shattering the windows of the
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building Additionally the security
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building was set a blaze the second
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explosion occurred at the obio a council
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Secretariat around 3:30 a.m.
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eyewitnesses reported seeing a black
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Toyota Hilo van and a white Toyota
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Sienna minivan drive past the
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Secretariat gunshots were equally
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reported in some parts of Port hot the
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state capital some unidentified persons
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who rode in a black Toyota Corolla were
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spotted firing gun shots around the
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Wimpy area of the state which is a stone
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throw from the home of the minister of
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the federal capital territory fct in
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some we some members of The People's
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Democratic party PDP had earlier in the
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week protested against the conduct of
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the election and had ston the Department
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of State security office and the
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government house both in Port harot to
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register their demand Saturday's
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Declaration of results brings to an end
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of set run to the local government
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election in the oil Rich State the
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election followed the federal
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government's three month Grace for
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states to conduct local government polls
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ahead of the exercise police authorities
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had said they would not provide security
11:44
for the election cited a court order the
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independent National electoral
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commission Inc was also bed by a court
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order from presenting the voter register
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to
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RS that move created in the state
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leading to a heightened atmosphere days
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before the election on the third
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Governor simara vowed that the poll
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would hold and stom the RS office around
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1:00 a.m. on Friday alleging that police
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operatives in the state want to PL the
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exercise we are prepared we are prepared
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the governor said as he called on the
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Inspector General of police igp KY ok to
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take responsibility for any
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disruptions but the police said their
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officers were at the RS office to secure
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the facility conversely in reaction to
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Credible and actionable intelligence
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received about Plans by huls to carry
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out an aen attack on the RSI office
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police Personnel were deployed to secure
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the premises the River State Police
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command said the River State Police
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command remain committed to our duty to
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maintain the peace and presidents of
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River State to act within the confines
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of the law the police will do everything
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to maintain law and order some of the
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top parties in the state including fugas
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people's Democratic party PDP and the
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all progressiv Congress APC did not
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participate in the election you know
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this election I am the greatest loser
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because my party is not
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participating it is the truth the
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governor said on the eve of the election
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election the PDP at the national level
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however called on residents of the state
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to come out for the poll and exercise
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their franchise channels television
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