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2023: INEC Under Pressure To End Voters’ Reg, Disenfranchise Nigerians, Ohanaeze Alleges

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4 years ago

June 12, 2022

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igbo apex socio-political organization, on Sunday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was under pressure to disenfranchise Nigerians ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Ohanaeze Secretary-General, alleged that INEC’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, was under pressure to end the voters’ registration exercise by June 2022.

In a statement he signed, Isiguzoro urged Nigerians to demand an extension of the voters’ registration exercise.

Isiguzoro urged Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing exercise to get their voters cards ahead of 2023.

According to Isiguzoro: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has commended Nigerians, especially the youths, on their recent efforts to end voters’ apathy and take back Nigeria in 2023. Nigerians should be conscious of the ongoing manipulation of the electoral process by corrupt politicians to ensure that INEC will end up the ongoing voters registration exercise in other curtail the surge of Nigerians hurrying to collect their PVCs

“This is the best time Nigerians should take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise and get all eligible voters registered, and Nigerians must rise and demand from INEC to extend the enrollment of eligible voters till September 2022 as it appears that INEC is under pressure to disfranchise the rights of Nigerians to participate in 2023 elections, there are undercover meetings to pressurized the INEC Chairman, to end the Voter’s registration exercise by June 2022.

“There will be no Democracy without Nigerians, the power to get the best leaders in 2023 will be in the hands of Nigerians; we should arise from our slumber and demand that INEC should extend the Voter’s card registration to September 2022.

“Starting from 12th June 2022, Nigerians should use peaceful mediums and constitutional ways to pressurize INEC to extend the time of the Voter’s registration exercise till September 2022.

“Our message to Nigerians on 2022 Democracy Day, is to take back Nigeria from the hands of corrupt politicians/

“We must prove to them that the labor of our heroes past shall not be in vain, Atiku, Tinubu, and Obi should be summoned by youths, Civil Rights organizations and religious organizations for a debate on issues of Nigeria’s Security, Economy, and Education, Nigerians should end a sick and antiquated President from Aso Rock in 2023 with their PVCs.”

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Why We’re Impeaching Fubara — Rivers Assembly

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Rivers State House of Assembly has given reasons for the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, said the decision to impeach the governor and his deputy was based on their alleged persistent violation of the peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.

Jack made the allegation during plenary on Thursday while presenting the report detailing acts of misconduct against the governor.

According to him, Governor Fubara and his deputy had repeatedly disregarded the resolutions reached during reconciliation efforts aimed at restoring stability in the state.

He accused the two leaders of running the affairs of government without commitment to transparency and good governance.

“The governor and his deputy have continued to act in a manner that undermines democratic principles and accountability,” Jack said.

He further alleged that the peace deals facilitated by President Tinubu were breached on several occasions, including agreements reached during reconciliation meetings held in December 2023 and another in 2025.

Jack insisted that the continued failure of the governor and his deputy to honour the terms of the peace accord necessitated the impeachment process currently before the Assembly.

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‘We’ll Do Everything To Stop It’ – APC Rejects Fubara’s Impeachment

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, has vehemently rejected the move by the State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy.

The Assembly had earlier on Thursday commenced an impeachment process against Fubara over alleged misconduct.

The impeachment notice is expected to be issued to the governor and his deputy in the next seven days.

Reacting, the Rivers APC, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, rejected the move.

“Our position as at today on this matter is that we solemnly reject the resort to an impeachment process against our governor and his deputy.

“It will be totally untenable for our party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strifes that occurred within the PDP are allowed to resurface in our great party,” Darlington said.

He added that the ruling party “will do everything possible to ensure that the Government of Rivers State, which is an APC government, is not destabilized”

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Rivers Crisis: Bad People Won’t Prevail Over Us – Wike

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10 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says God will not allow “bad people” prevail in Rivers State.

Wike made the statement on Thursday during his ‘thank-you-visit’ to the Bonny Island area of Rivers State.

“I appreciate you because you have shown me love and shown that you are people that can be trusted.

“I have told people that I don’t believe in generalizing, if for example somebody in Bonny disappoints you, you said Bonny people are bad, that’s very wrong.

“There are different kinds of people.There are places you have armed robbers, you have good people who stay there. So you can’t say because someone is bad so everyone there is bad. That’s not it.

“The good people are more in number than the few people who want to rub us black, but God, in His infinite mercy, will not allow evil to prevail over light,” he said.

Wike’s statement is coming after the Rivers State House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.