International Election Observers Calls For Outright Cancellation Of Rivers Elections

Leader of African Centre for Leadership Strategies and Development, Mr. Humphrey Bekaren who spoke on behalf of the international election observers has asked for an outright cancellation of elections in Rivers State and discrediting the results because of severe irregularities. "We request all lovers of democracy to join us in calling for the outright cancellation of the phony election. Unless this is done, we would have sown the seed that could eventually grow into providing a shade of fear and death over us, What we saw did not meet international standard of electioneering, not even the ones set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC," he stated. Bekaren said there were reported incidents like deliberate delays and diversion of electoral materials, attacks on electoral officers, widespread arson and voter intimidation.