The
Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has called on residents in
the State to be resilient and vigilant, as they head to the April 11
polls.
The Governor made the remark in a speech about the lessons to learn from the March 28 presidential elections.
In
the wake of the announcement of the presidential election results,
Governor Amaechi urged the people to learn from the leadership qualities
displayed by President Goodluck Jonathan and the President elect,
General Mohamadu Buhari.
According to Governor Amaechi, the
people should not allow the gains of democracy in the State to be eroded
by desperate politicians.
Governor Amaechi had on March 28
asked supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State not to
vote in the election, claiming there was a plan to manipulate the
process.
He had asked an official of the electoral body to show
him the result sheet before he would go for his accreditation. When the
electoral body’s official could not provide the document, he ordered the
party’s supporters to boycott the election.
After the elections
were held, the supporters of the APC in the state, staged a protest,
calling for the cancellation of the election. They said “no election was
held in Rivers State”.
However, the Independent National
Electoral Commission, after looking at the issues raised by the party’s
supporters, said it found no reason to cancel the election in the state.
Credit: Channels
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