Don’t subvert the peoples will in 2019, Wike tasks INEC

River State Governor Barr. Nyesom Wike has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2019 and not to subvert the will of the people.

The Governor made the call when the Senate Committee on INEC paid him a courtesy call on Thursday in Port Harcourt, saying that the system should allow the people to choose who they want to rule them.

Wike also called for assent of the amended Electoral Act, saying it was long overdue and advised that court orders should be obeyed to ensure proper democratic tenets in the polity.

He commended the Senate Committee on INEC for its oversight functions in Rivers and the work they have done on the Electoral Act so far, pledging that his administration will continue to corporate and support the committee, to ensure success in the polity.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Sen. Suleman Nazif had earlier in his speech said that the Committee was in Rivers to perform its oversight functions on the electoral body and that they were in the state to audit the activities of INEC in the areas of electoral materials such as Card Readers, PVCs among others.

The chairman also stressed that they were in Rivers for stock taking and to assess the functionality of INEC equipment meant to ensure credible elections in 2019.