Friday Olokor The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that it would not reward bad conduct by presenting certificates of return to candidates who its officials declared win
ners under duress.
Okoye said apart from the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, there were other candidates from Niger, Benue and Akwa Ibom states who were also denied certificates of return for being declared winners under duress. “If at the end of the day, the court gives an order that we should give him his certificate of return, of course, the commission will obey such a court order.
Okoye also said the resumption of collation and announcements of results for the governorship election in Rivers State would be done between April 2 and 5. He also said the precise date for the presentation in each state would be made known by the respective resident electoral commissioners after consultation with the supervising national commissioners.
According to him, while the election was suspended in Rivers State, it was declared inconclusive in Bauchi, Adamawa ; Benue and Plateau and Sokoto and Kano states.
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