Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain the recent redeployment of electoral officers in the state, amid concerns raised by the party over alleged political influence in preparations for the 2027 general election.
Speaking with journalists at the party’s Secretariat in Port Harcourt, yesterday, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Chizy Enyi, said the ADC recognised INEC’s administrative authority to deploy and redeploy personnel, but maintained that such decisions should be transparent and capable of sustaining public confidence.
According to the party, information available to it indicated that seven Electoral Officers previously serving in Rivers State had been redeployed to other states.
The ADC said it had also received allegations that some officers were considered unsuitable by unnamed political interests because of perceptions about their professional independence.
