By Udesinanna Stephen
The Collation Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Presidential election in Rivers State, Professor Charles Adias has adjourned further collation of result over threat to his life.
Prof Adias, who doubles as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke in Bayelsa State, made this known today, during the resumption of collation at the INEC headquarters, Port Harcourt citing that he has been receiving text messages and calls threatening his life and that of his family.
In his words, “every one hour, I receive more that one million calls of threats to my life and other things. I hereby stand down collation until the INEC and security agencies can guarantee my safety to continue this national assignment.”
