The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reiterated its readiness to conduct the National Assembly re-run elections in Rivers state if the River State Government and other stakeholders in the state are willing to give undertaking for a secure and peaceful atmosphere.
The Senate has mandated the Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, to hold the Rivers State National Assembly re-run elections on or before December 10. The lawmakers threatened to suspend sitting if INEC fails to conduct the polls.
Supporters of the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State are protesting the announcement of Jimoh Ibrahim as the candidate of the PDP in the forth-coming governorship election in the state.
The drama that has characterized the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, especially with regards to the Ondo State governorship election, continued on Thursday as two courts, one in Abuja, the other in Akure, gave conflicting judgements on the issue.
The Senate has commenced the screening of six nominees for Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, whose names were forwarded to the upper legislative chambers by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had distributed a total of 1,201,073 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to registered voters in Ondo State ahead of the November governorship election in the state.
