The People Democratic Party, PDP on Sunday said that President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned an emergency meeting over the several tension which trailed the rerun elections in River State.
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT
In a statement issued by PDP on its official Twitter handle, @pdpnigeria, the party alleged that the meeting called by Buhari is to prepare grounds for a declaration of state of emergency. President Buhari in a meeting at the Aso Rock over #RiversReRun. The ground is now been prepared for the declaration of state of Emergency. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016 Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, Femi Gbajabiamila and 20 APC Senators & 60 Reps have just been summoned to the ongoing meeting. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016 Recall that there were reports of series of violence and ballots snatching in the elections, although the police said the poll was largely peaceful. For instance, some thugs were said to have snatched election materials around 2.30pm at three units in WIiyaakara Ward, Khana Local Government Area. There we also reports in Bori, also in Khana, INEC officials were reportedly scared of stepping out of their offices to conduct the election because of threats from persons wearing fake military uniform. Meanwhile, the state government has accused the All Progressives Party of colluding with the military to hijack election materials in the state.
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT
In a statement issued by PDP on its official Twitter handle, @pdpnigeria, the party alleged that the meeting called by Buhari is to prepare grounds for a declaration of state of emergency. President Buhari in a meeting at the Aso Rock over #RiversReRun. The ground is now been prepared for the declaration of state of Emergency. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016 Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, Femi Gbajabiamila and 20 APC Senators & 60 Reps have just been summoned to the ongoing meeting. — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016 Recall that there were reports of series of violence and ballots snatching in the elections, although the police said the poll was largely peaceful. For instance, some thugs were said to have snatched election materials around 2.30pm at three units in WIiyaakara Ward, Khana Local Government Area. There we also reports in Bori, also in Khana, INEC officials were reportedly scared of stepping out of their offices to conduct the election because of threats from persons wearing fake military uniform. Meanwhile, the state government has accused the All Progressives Party of colluding with the military to hijack election materials in the state.
The People Democratic
Party, PDP on Sunday said that President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned
an emergency meeting over the several tension which trailed the rerun
elections in River State.
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
In a statement issued by PDP on its official Twitter handle,
@pdpnigeria, the party alleged that the meeting called by Buhari is to
prepare grounds for a declaration of state of emergency.
President Buhari in a meeting at the Aso Rock over #RiversReRun. The
ground is now been prepared for the declaration of state of Emergency.
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016
Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, Femi Gbajabiamila and 20 APC
Senators & 60 Reps have just been summoned to the ongoing meeting.
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 20, 2016
Recall that there were reports of series of violence and ballots
snatching in the elections, although the police said the poll was
largely peaceful.
For instance, some thugs were said to have snatched election materials
around 2.30pm at three units in WIiyaakara Ward, Khana Local Government
Area.
There we also reports in Bori, also in Khana, INEC officials were
reportedly scared of stepping out of their offices to conduct the
election because of threats from persons wearing fake military uniform.
Meanwhile, the state government has accused the All Progressives Party
of colluding with the military to hijack election materials in the
state.
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