INEC suspends Rivers elections over widespread violence
The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter’s Education Committee of the commission, Festus Okoye, discosed this in a statement on Sunday.According to him, INEC, in a meeting today decided to suspend the elections to ensure the safety of its staff.
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