Rivers Rerun: INEC allegedly cancels Ogu Ward 9 election over violence

Reports not yet confirmed indicated that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State, Aniedi Ikoiwak, has announced the cancellation of the rerun in Unit 3, Ward 9 of Ogu, the headquarters of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state, over snatching of electoral materials by hoodlums.


Ogu borders Ogoniland and Okrika, the headquarters of Okrika LGA of the state, where Dame Patience, the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and a former militant leader, Ateke Tom, hail from.

(Vanguard)