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Rivers APC Condemns Use Of Govt House Police By CSO To Disrupt Bye-Election In PHALGA III

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Rivers APC Condemns Use Of Govt House Police By CSO To Disrupt Bye-Election In PHALGA III

Rivers APC Condemns Use Of Govt House Police By CSO To Disrupt Bye-Election In PHALGA III

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has
observed with great disappointment and shock the use of Government
House Port Harcourt police security to cart away electoral materials,
rig and cause general disruption in the Saturday PHALGA 3 State
Constituency bye-election in Rivers State.

“In the full view of the general public, the Chief Security Officer
(CSO) to Gov. Nyesom Wike led armed policemen attached to the
Government House to assault innocent APC party agents and supporters,
snatch electoral sensitive materials and generally disrupt the
bye-election with a view to rigging the process in favour of the PDP
candidate or in some cases prevent lawful voters from exercising their
franchise” Rivers APC alleged in press statement issued today in Port
Harcourt by its Publicity Secretary Chris Finebone.

According to Finebone, “It was with heavy heart that APC leaders,
members and the public watched on as the PDP and their officials in
Rivers State used policemen and armed militants to cause fracas in
some wards during the bye-election in PHALGA 3, Rivers State. The sad
development happened in the same fashion that PDP had deployed in
rigging elections in the past especially during the 2015 elections and
the rerun elections that followed.”

The Rivers State chapter of APC condemned the blatant intervention in
the bye-election process in PHALGA 3 by Gov. Wike’s CSO using
policemen attached to the Government House, against the established
guideline that such policemen are barred from accompanying officials
of government to polling stations on Election Day.

However, the APC applauded the brave intervention by security agents
that ensured that the activities of the PDP did not substantially
affect the overall outcome of the bye-election.

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