JUST IN: Rivers rerun: Amaechi unable to vote

- The media office of Rotimi Amaechi says the minister could not vote in today's Rivers rerun election

 - His media team says the ex-governor could not vote due to the disappearance of result sheet from his unit 

 - The presiding officer in the minister’s unit, has been detained by security officers following the disappearance of the result sheet 

 Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation, could not vote for his desired candidate in Saturday’s re-run election in Rivers state due to the disappearance of result sheet from his unit, according to his media office. 

Amaechi unable to vote in Rivers rerun election

 In a message sent to Premium Times, Amaechi’s media office also revealed that the presiding officer in the minister’s unit, has been detained by security officers following the disappearance of the result sheet.

The message read: “Presiding officer (PO) in the Minister, Rotimi Amaechi’s unit, Ward 8, unit 14 in Ikwerre LGA has been detained by security agents following the disappearance of the result sheet for the unit.” “The SPO confirmed that the result sheet was given to PO. 

As a result, voting has not commenced in the Minister’s unit. The same story playing out in several other units in Ikwerre LGA,” the message stated as at the time of filing this report. 

 Recall that Amaechi had earlier in the day went on a tour to his polling unit at Ubima, ward 8, unit 14, Ikwerre LGA. Amaechi who came out of his father’s compound in company of heavy security only asked electorates in queue, 

“Have you started voting” but after getting an unfavourable response, he went back into the compound.