Just In: INEC Fixes Rivers Stakeholders' Meeting In PHALGA

Just In: INEC Fixes Rivers Stakeholders' Meeting In PHALGA

Strong indication has that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has began moves to hold the long awaiting stake holders meeting within the heart of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, in a place other than their office following the political tension in Rivers State.

According to a scoop on Friday which indicates that the stakeholders meeting on Saturday will be strictly by invitation. The scoop has it that those who received the invitation by text messages were further warned against sharing the content with any other person, and as well asked the recipients to kindly come alone.

It may interest you to know that the venue the Independent National Electoral Commission may have secured is a place within Eastern By-pass so as to meet up their earlier stipulated lined up activities in Rivers which include;

Holding a security meeting in Rivers state on 29 March.

"Then critical stakeholders meeting on 30th of March.

Resumption of collation and announcement of results to hold 2 April 2019. It will hold between April 2 and 5.

There will be revalidation of polling agents and observers.

Resumption of collation to start on 2 to 5th April 2019. The venue of the Collation will be agreed by critical stakeholders.

Should there be need for Supplementary Elections, it will hold on the 13th April, 2019."##

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