Nigeria: Wike Accuses INEC Chairman of Meeting With Rivers APC Leaders

22 July 2016

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmud Yakubu, of taking actions that are inimical to credible rerun elections in the state by his secret meeting with the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Davies Ikanya, and Senator Magnus Abe on July 19, 2016.

Addressing thousands of PDP supporters at the Rivers East PDP senatorial campaign rally at Okehi, Etche Local Government Area yesterday, Wike also regretted the unfortunate posting of compromised policemen to Rivers State with the aim of damaging the security network ahead of the rerun elections.

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