Breaking: Gov Wike Reacts After Rotimi Amaechi Alleged Election Rigging By INEC In Rivers State

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has reacted after the former Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi have alleged that the election in Rivers state is a total failure. Amaechi speaking in an interview with Channels Tv stated that the people of Rivers State are contesting against INEC and the Police. He claimed that the Rivers election is being marred by electoral fraud in every area of the state. He rated the election as the worst conducted election in the country.

Governor Wike in reaction to the assessment of Amaechi, he asserted that on the contrary, INEC has done a better job. Wike alleged that no party can force the people to vote for their candidate. He elucidated that he was also angry with the INEC after the 25th election but they have improved immensely in today’s election. Speaking about the security situation, he pointed out that there has been peace in the state as far as he’s concerned.

He said, ”The election process is okay. You can’t force people to go and vote for your party. There has been peace in this election, and the security agencies are working as expected. You cannot breach the security as a governor. And if I would score INEC in terms of performance in this election, they have done very well. They improved more than what we have in the 25th of February.”