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‘Election More Peaceful And Better’ – Gov Wike
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike has said the governorship and states of house of assembly election was peaceful.
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the governorship and states of house of assembly election was peaceful.
VerseNews Nigeria reports that Wike said this via a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Kelvin Ebiri.
He also noted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machine worked very well and he was accredited within secods at his polling unit in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.
Wike added that there was a low voter turnout whe compared to the presidential and national assembly election held on Saturday February 25.
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“It is much better and more peaceful today, but the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections recorded a higher voter turnout.
“You can’t force people to go and vote. I am happy with the peaceful nature and the way the election is going. It means the security agencies are doing what they are supposed to do,’’ he said.
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