Nigeria's Rivers State Going Back to the Ballot Box
Rivers State will be going back to the polls on December 10, to vote for representatives in the National Assembly (made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives). The state governorship election was marred by violence and vote count irregularities in 2015 and saw Governor Nyesom Wike dismissed by an elections tribunal. Despite this decision Wike remained in his position.
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Nigeria:
Re-Run Polls - Oyegun, 12 Govs Storm Rivers
Daily Trust, 9 December 2016
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, 12 governors, some federal lawmakers and party leaders yesterday besieged Port Harcourt, the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
As Rivers People Vote Again...
This Day, 9 December 2016
Less than 24 hours to the National Assembly rerun elections in Rivers, both Governor Nyeson Wike and his immediate predecessor and current Transport Minister, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rivers Election - CSOs Express Worry Over Antics of Politicians
This Day, 9 December 2016
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has regretted the conducted so far exhibited by major political parties and politicians in the build-up to the Saturday's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
CNPP Wants Peaceful Re-Run in Rivers
Daily Trust, 9 December 2016
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has appealed to all stakeholders in the Rivers State re-run polls slated for tomorrow to embrace peaceful disposition. Read more »
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Nigeria:
INEC, Wike Bicker Over Rivers Rerun Poll
Guardian, 5 December 2016
I've facts to back my allegations, gov insists Read more »
INEC
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Nigeria:
10,294 INEC Staff for Rivers Rerun Elections
Premium Times, 7 December 2016
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said 10,294 staff would be deployed to Rivers State for the re-run National Assembly and State House elections slated to hold… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rivers Re-Run - Why the Stakes Are High for Wike, Amaechi
Vanguard, 7 December 2016
Though neither Governor Nyesom Wike nor his predecessor, Chibuke Amaechi is on the ballot for Saturday's election, the stakes however, seem to be highest for the two former… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rivers Government Alleges Plot to Kill Wike
Guardian, 6 December 2016
Rivers State government has expressed fear that Governor Nyesom Wike might have been marked for assassination following the sudden removal of his chief security officer yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Wike, Police Make Contradictory Claims On Alleged Withdrawal of Rivers Governor's Security Details
Premium Times, 5 December 2016
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike Photo: Pulse.ng Read more »
InFocus
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The legislative rerun election in Rivers State allegedly saw current governor Chief Nyesom Wike in a clash with his predecessor Rotimi Amaechi - this while several incidents of ... Read more »
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Nyesom Wike is still the governor of River State, despite the nullification of his election by a tribunal, says opposition People's Democratic Party. Read more »