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Rivers Assembly Orders Arrest Of RSIEC Chairman
The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a warrant of arrest against the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Retired) over his refusal to appear before the House.
The House issued the warrant during its plenary on Monday since the 72-hour ultimatum it gave to Enebeli to appear before it had expired.
The House had resolved that decision of of RSIEC to conduct a fresh local government election on August 9, 2025, was not in order.
It summoned RSIEC to give explanations regarding its activities and about preparations for the October 5, 2024 local government election which was declared null and void by the Supreme Court.
The Special Assistant to the Amaewhule on Media Affairs, Martins Wachukwu, had said in a statement: “They are being invited to explain the commission’s actions concerning the Oct. 5, 2024, local government council elections in the state. Another reason for the invitation is to clarify the unbudgeted expenditures undertaken by the commission and how it plans to generate funds for the proposed elections.”
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