{"id":2779,"date":"2024-10-03T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2024-10-03T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T11:12:46","slug":"rivers-rivers-tight-security-as-pdp-members-protest-against-lg-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/10\/03\/rivers-rivers-tight-security-as-pdp-members-protest-against-lg-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers: Rivers: Tight Security As PDP Members Protest Against LG Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party have staged a protest march to the Department of State Security office and the Government House both in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The massive presence of security officers as the protesters had initially gathered in large numbers at the PDP secretariat.<\/p>\n

As of the time of filing this report, the large number of protesters had caused slow movement of vehicles on the road, as security officers struggled to control the crowd.<\/p>\n

The protesters were later seen carrying placards and banners, chanting songs in protest and running along the highway.<\/p>\n

One of the displayed banners reads \u201cTAI people say no to lawlessness. Say no to LGA election. RSIEC must obey court judgment. SIM must obey court judgement\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Taking off from the PDP secretariat along Aba Road Port Harcourt, they marched down to the DSS facility at Old GRA where they submitted a protest petition then they proceeded to the Government House.<\/p>\n

They were accompanied by members of the Tony Okocha-led APC on the march.<\/p>\n

Some stakeholders which include, former LGA chairmen, members of the House of Representatives, and former chief of staff Government House loyal to the FCT minister were in attendance.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the DSS office, a PDP stakeholder in Rivers State, Aron Chukwuemeka said the major reason for the protest was to say no to the October 5 Local Government Elections.<\/p>\n

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This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was yet to release the 2023 Voter Register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).<\/p>\n

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Johnson Alalibo, who spoke at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, said RSIEC had applied for the Register, but it was yet to be released to them because of administrative reasons.<\/p>\n

Alalibo further confirmed that the Commission received the court judgement from Abuja barring the Commission from releasing the register.<\/p>\n

The local government election is scheduled for October 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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