Commissioner Urges Credible Polls

A call has gone to Rivers people to support the process to ensure free, fair and credible elections.

The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari and her Health counterpart, Dr. Sampson Parker made the call in Okrika shortly after the postponement of the April 2nd National Assembly election.

Mrs Semenitari said although the postponement of the election has caused a lot of discomfort to the people, especially old women who had gone out early in the morning to exercise their franchise, every well meaning citizen should support the process.

She said “it is a lot of inconvenience but if this is a sacrifice we must make to have a free, fair and credible elections, then we will endure it” and appealed to the people to remain clam and law abiding.

Also speaking to a Ministry of Information and Communications reporter, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker said the Okrika people have been well sensitised to support the process of having a free, fair and credible elections.

Dr. Parker commended the Okrika people for their enthusiasm towards the elections and urged them to remain peaceful