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Election Violence: INEC Workers Demand Transfer Away From Rivers State

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3 Days To 2023 Governorship Election, INEC Sends Warning To Political Parties, Supporters
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Ahead of the collation of the governorship result in Rivers State, some of the officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state are seeking to be transfered away from the state due to electoral violence which has been experienced in the state.

The officials of the electoral body while speaking on Saturdays stated that they are always afraid every time elections is close in Rivers state, they further stated that they are tired of the situation in the state.

One of the workers of INEC who spoke, Cordelia, stated that though no local government was safe during the electoral process, places like Emohua and some riverine areas were more tensed than the others during the election.

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She revealed that the fear grew among them after an ad hoc worker, Ibisaki Amachree was allegedly shot dead while she was moving election materials to a registration area centre.

She said, “Majority of us are considering applying for transfer from Rivers State to any other state close to it. This is because of violence. For the past four to five years now, every election in the state has been marred by violence.”

“It is not like that in other neighbouring states. Remember that an INEC ad hoc worker lost her life. We learnt that she was shot by a soldier. We are afraid and that is why some of us may begin to seek transfer soon.”

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Another worker of INEC who spoke on anonymity ground stated that she has sought for advise from her family to seek for transfer after the supplementary elections.

“I don’t think some of us can be part of the conduct of another election in 2023. The level of violence in the state during election is disturbing.”

“We are INEC staff, but politicians, security agents and thugs intimidate us during election period,” she added.

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