By Amah
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An attempt by some men to take over the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, was foiled in the wee hours of Friday by alert security operatives.
The hoodlums, who were said to be dressed in police uniform reportedly tried to scale the gates of the commission to access its strong room to cart away sensitive electoral materials meant for the conduct of tomorrow’s local government election in the state.
“The move was botched when vigilant security officials alerted principal officers of the commission and relevant government authorities, who immediately informed Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the development,” a source disclosed.
It was learnt that the governor led a team of government officials, lawmakers from the National Assembly and State House of Assembly, top political stakeholders, and other leaders to the scene.
While commending the security men for their alertness, Fubara, who spoke to newsmen in front of the RSIEC Office on Aba Road in Port Harcourt, condemned the incident.
He insisted that the LG poll must be held regardless of protests by allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
According to a source in Government House: “The governor said local government election was the internal affairs of states, and advised those trying to truncate the process and cause anarchy in the state to allow the federation unit conduct its affairs without interference.”
It was gathered that some government officials, stakeholders, and supporters have resorted to keeping vigil at the RSIEC facility.
Meanwhile, the state police command is yet to react to the development.
