APC Supporters Protest In Rivers State

Sources: channelstv.com

Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, South South Nigeria,  are protesting against the conduct of Saturday’s election in the state, declaring their dissatisfaction with the process.

They broke through the security barricade and walked towards the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

No election was held in Rivers State, they said.

Eyewitness told Channels Television that the situation in the state was ‘very tense’.

Channels Television correspondent, Emmanuel Ereyi quoted the leader of the group as saying that they had gathered over 50,000 supporters of the APC for the protest.

According to Ereyi, the protest has been peaceful.

“They were harmless. They were not carrying any form of weapon. No bottles, no guns, no machetes. Securities forces allowed them to protest because they were harmless,” he said.

At the gate of the INEC office, the protesters led by the governorship candidate of the APC, Dakuku Peterside, demanded access into the premises of the INEC office, but security agents on guard stopped the group from entering the premises.