Fubara, who has the backing of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, polled 302,614 votes while Cole, his main challenger, scored 95,274.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has demanded the cancellation of March 18 election in the state.
Cole spoke on Monday night at a joint press conference with the candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Sobomabo Jackrich; and African Democratic Congress (ADC), Tonye Ibraye.
The candidates said the mandate of electorate in Rivers State have been stolen.
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Siminalayi Fubara, was declared winner of the governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Fubara, who has the backing of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, polled 302,614 votes while Cole, his main challenger, scored 95,274.
But Cole called on INEC to cancel the Rivers governorship election alleging “widespread violence and irregularities”.
He, however, advised his supporters to remain calm as he takes steps to reclaim their mandate.
The NRM candidate and his ADC counterpart, who had earlier stepped down for Cole, said the violence and intimidation which characterised the March 18 election in the state were too visible to be ignored by the commission.
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