INEC to resume collation of Rivers election results April 2

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would resume collation and announcement of results in Rivers State on April 2.

The commission had suspended all electoral processes in Rivers on March 10, following reports of widespread disruption.

INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, in a press conference on Thursday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, said collation and announcement of results in the state would run between April 2 and 5.

He also said supplementary elections would be conducted in areas where necessary, and in constituencies not affected by litigation on April 13.

Issuance of certificates of return would then be concluded on April 19.

Concerning the elections in Bauchi, Okoye said supplementary election would go on in the state, apart from Tafawa Balewa LGA which is the subject of litigation before the court.

Also, he said supplementary elections would hold in two state constituencies in Adamawa State.