People shout slogans and raise placards to protest against the suspension of governorship elections in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 11, 2019.
PHOTO: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFPScores of supporters loyal to the All Progressives Congress on Monday took over the GRA junction axis of Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to register their displeasure over the suspension of last Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Speaking for the group of protesters, Dr Omenazu Jackson, Chancellor, International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights, stated that the failure of the Rivers REC to declare the just concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections, was a flagrant abuse of the electoral act and the constitution of Nigeria.
He said, “We are demanding that INEC should as a matter of urgency and for the sake of peace in the state, release the results of the elections.
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