Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt
THE European Union on Monday condemned the violence that marred the bye-election for Port Harcourt Constituency 3, describing the outcome of the exercise as unacceptable.
Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Ketil Karlson, also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission for suspending the bye-election.
He spoke at the University of Port Harcourt, venue of an event tagged ‘Youths Votes Count Campus Outreach’ organised by the EU and the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Kalson pointed out that the suspension of the Rivers bye-election was an indication that INEC had improved under the leadership of Professor Mahmood Yakubu in the conduct of elections.
He, however, explained that issues bordering on pressure on INEC officials by some politicians, vote buying and intimidation of…
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