Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
From the results collated so far from the presidential election held in Rivers State last Saturday, Andoni Local Government gave Atiku the highest vote of 72, 330, followed by Obio-Akpor, 69, 981.
However, results from four wards in Obio/Akpor were not collated because of violence and irregularities.
They are wards 1, 3, 15 and 16. It could have contributed at least 4,000 votes to the LGA. While in Andoni election did not hold in Ward 6 because gunmen carted away ballot papers.
Then Oyigbo is third with 16, 102 votes.On the side of the APC, Asari-Toru have the party 18, 180 votes, followed by Ogbe-Egbema-Ndoni, 10, 996 PDP and Andoni 10, 766 PDP
Total Summary for the 9 LGAsAtiku – 235, 321Buhari – 71, 734
Meanwhile, the picture of Ibisaki Amachree one of the INEC female ad hoc staff who was shot dead during the battle between the military and suspected party thugs in Abonnema on Saturday has been posted by her father, Daperi Amachree.
According to her father, Daperi Amachree, she was in charge of Ward 4 in Degema local government area and was on her way to the RAC centre by boat.
But as they got to Krakrama they met an escort team made up of security personnel. All the boats were advised to wait and queue behind the escort.
But the overzealous boat driver carrying Ibisaki Amachree overtook others and sped off. Gun was fired and bullets hit Ibisaka.
“Here lies my beautiful daughter Ibisaki, a post graduate degree holder, full of cheer, love and kindness and mother of two. She was shot dead yesterday (Saturday)by a trigger happy gunmen while she was on a national assignment with INEC.
“I have never arranged for the death of any youth. I hate violence and thuggery. If law enforcement agents have to kill an enemy, should it be my responsible and peaceful daughter? It is well. Only God knows why it happened. He will surely repay the wicked.
Daperi Amachree is calling for justice for his slain daughter,a mother of two children who was cut down in her prime.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army headquarters has released wedding photograph of Late Lieutenant Luka Ishaya Kurmi who got to married to Miss Alheri Ganya Bissa on Saturday April 27, 2017.
Lt Luka Ishaya Kurmi lost his life during the ambush of the soldiers who were deployed to Abonnema to secure INEC staff and electoral materials by persons suspected to be political thugs.