Governor Sim Fubara has expressed concern over the
actions of the Nigerian police in relation to the Rivers State local government elections.
In a live coverage by Symfoni TV from 4:31, Fubara said that he heard the police
were removing officers who were already assigned to protect the Rivers State
Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) ahead of the local government
elections and replacing them with new personnel. He said he visited the RSIEC
premises to investigate the situation and found out that it was true.
Fubara, directing his comments at the
Inspector General of Police (IGP), said that the state could handle its own
security and pointed to a similar situation in Anambra, where local security
was used for elections. Fubara made it clear that the election must proceed,
regardless of police involvement, and that the results
would be declared, with elected officials sworn in as planned. He also said the Federal High Court judgement
which the IGP has decided to obey did not order the cancellation of the
elections. Instead, it instructed the police not to provide security and
instructed INEC not to give RSIEC voters register.
In Fubara’s words: “We will provide our own
security, afterall it happened in Anambra. Go away with your security but this
election must hold”
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