Police say situation in polling units calm
At Unit 7, Ward 9, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, voters were still waiting for election materials to arrive at 10.15 a.m.
The Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase
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The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Rivers, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, said in Port Harcourt on Saturday that all was calm in the state.
``We are in touch with the various Divisional Police Officers and they have not made any reports suggesting that there is uneasy calm.
``So far so good for now. We are monitoring the situation. The command has also done all deployments to the polling units and other areas,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the accreditation of voters and voting had not started in some units in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt local governmentareas.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers, Mr Aneidi Ikoiwak, had said accreditation and voting would commence at the same time for the re-run election.
A voter, Mr Paul Wordi, said the residents had resolved to wait for the election materials.
`We have decided to wait here until the materials arrive. We are happy with the presence of security in the unit,” he said.
At Unit 8, Ward 12, Port Harcourt, a PDP agent, Mr Ibra Onyelabuchukwu, said materials had arrived and were being sorted out by INEC staff.
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An APC agent, Mr Uyo Christopher, expressed satisfaction with the situation of things at the unit.
`` So far so good. Security is tight here and everybody is waiting for voting to start,” he said
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