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Harassment Of INEC Officials Must Stop, Says UK

Otunba T.J Abass by Otunba T.J Abass
Mar 11, 2019.
in Politics

 

The United Kingdom has expressed concern over reports of military interference in the governorship and state assembly elections in Rivers State.

In a tweet on @UKinNigeria, its verified handle, the High Commission said officials of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must be allowed to do their job, as it was monitoring the situation closely.

“We are extremely concerned by reports, including military interference in the election process in Rivers State,” the tweet read.

Edwin Enabor, Head of the Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, in Rivers, had narrated how military personnel took over the state collation centre, harassing both INEC staff and ad hoc staff.

Enabor said soldiers screened the electoral officials at the entrance of the collation centre, calling on the military authorities to investigate the incident.

He said: “Throughout the election we heard so many reports of insecurity, molestation, harassment, assault on our staff and ad hoc staff and disruption of the electoral process throughout the state in all the local government areas with the consequence that by yesterday evening, we were unable to get any result.

“As at now, the office is under siege by men in military uniform, army uniform, uniforms of air force and police, who have taken over the INEC office and they’re stopping and screening people and clearing results before they enter the office to the extent that up till now, no collation has been done.

“We don’t understand where the people are deployed from. We are not accusing the Nigerian army or air force but what we say is the people in the office here right now are wearing uniforms of the army and air force.

“If they are not from them, we are calling on them (security officials) to come and rectify the situation and allow our officers to enter with their results without molestation and harassment.




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