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INEC Finally Releases Timetable For Resumption of Rivers Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released timetable for the resumption of the suspended electoral process in River state. The commission had on March 10 suspended electoral processes in the state…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released timetable for the resumption of the suspended electoral process in River state.

The commission had on March 10 suspended electoral processes in the state following widespread reported violence.

In a statement signed by Edwin Enabor on behalf of INEC on Wednesday, March 27, INEC said the process will continue on April 2.

The statement reads “According to the timetable, a stakeholders’ meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, while the resumption of collation and announcement of results will hold between April 2 and 5.

“Supplementary elections will be conducted where necessary on April 13, results will be announced between April 13 and 15, while certificates of return will be issued on April 19.

“The identified activities for the conclusion of the process flow from the careful auditing by the Fact-Finding Team set up by the Commission’s headquarters to review the circumstances that led to the suspension of the process.”

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Published March 27, 2019
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