PDP Takes Early Lead in Rivers as Election Witnesses Low Turnout

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Rivers State has started to announce results for the Presidential elections in the State.

Unlike 2015 where almost 2 million voters participated in the election, the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections have witnessed what can be best described as voter apathy.

This can be attributed to the bitter rivalry among the political class in the state with wide spread violence.

The 2019 general elections have witnessed widespread violence in almost exactly same scenario that played out in 2015.

Abonema in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the State was the focus where well-armed thugs engaged Nigerian military in a shootout that lasted over 4 hours.

This is besides incidents in other parts of the state including, Bonny, Okrika, Khana, Tai, Emohua, and Ahaoda-West.

So far, elections have been rescheduled by INEC in 3 of the troubled LGAs of: Akuku-Toru, Bonny and Okrika.