INEC Says Gov. Amaechi Has No Rights To Demand For Result Sheets

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi has no rights under the law to

demand to see result sheetps before getting accredited lelections, the

Independent National Eclectoral Coaàmmission, INEC, ha s said.

Gov. Amaechi had demanded to see the INEC’s result sheets before getting

accredited. His request was turned down by the electoral officers at his

polling unit.

However, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Rivers state, Dame Gesilia Khan

Sunday night endorsed the elections held in the 23 local government areas

of the state.

In a statement last night she said the agent of the All Progressive

Congress, APC, in Ikwerre local government area, Mr Steve Worgu signed

for all documents, including result sheets for Ikwerre local government

area, the governor’s local governent.

“The Presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections held

In the 23 Local government areas in the Rivers state on March 28, 2015.”,

she said.

Continuing, she said at the time governor Chibuike Amaechi demanded for

the result sheets in his ward at Ubima, voting had.not started.

“At the stage the governor of Rivers state Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi

complained of not sighting th e election result sheet, voti ng has not

commenced, that was merely accreditation stage which has noting to do with

result sheets. Please note that the governor of Rivers state went to the

poll as a voter and not as a governor.

“INEC wishes to inform the general public that th e law does not permit

everyone to be shown the result sheet, hence all political parties are

expected to have their party agents at the distribution centres to ensure

that the martial both sensitive and non sensitive are all complete before

election officials proceed to the field.

“Also the agent at the polling units are expected to ensure that materials

are complete before election commences. Where there is a shortfall the

party agent will have it in their report and submit complaint to INEC.

“It is on record that APC accredited political party agent who was present

at the INEC office Ikwerre local government t area office , Steve Worgu

signed that the materials both sensitive and non sensitive distributed at

th e local governmen area were complete, including result sheet before the

officials proceeded to conduct the polls