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INEC Rivers State Branch Office is the branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission that organizes, undertakes and supervises elections to federal and state executive as well as legislative government offices in Rivers State. [1] It is led by a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), currently Obo Effanga.

Independent National Electoral Commission Nigerian electoral body

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria.

Rivers State State in South South, Nigeria

Rivers State, also known simply as Rivers, is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. According to census data released in 2006, the state has a population of 5,198,716, making it the sixth-most populous state in the country. Its capital and largest city, Port Harcourt, is economically significant as the centre of Nigeria's oil industry. Rivers State is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State, and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states. It is home to three indegenious ethnic groups Ijaw, Ikwerre and Ogoni. The people from Rivers State are known as "Riverians".

In Nigeria, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) is a title given to a person in charge of the Independent National Electoral Commission at the state level. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, assisted by relevant government agencies, undertakes the Presidential, National Assembly, Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in a state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner acts pursuant to powers delegated to him or her by INEC's national Chairman and 12 Commissioners. Among the duties of the REC is to make available all the materials required to conduct an election. The REC also, monitors the activities of all ad hoc staff and provides for proper verification of election results.

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INEC Rivers State Branch Office is specifically located at Plot 236, Aba Road, Port Harcourt. [2]

Port Harcourt Metropolis in Rivers, Nigeria

Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta. As of 2016, the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of 1,865,000 inhabitants, up from 1,382,592 as of 2006.

List of RECs

Gesila Khan is the current Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission Cross River State Branch. She held the same position at the Delta State Branch from 2012 to 2014 and at the Rivers State Branch from 2014 to 2016.

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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), is a statutory body constituted by the Government of Rivers State, under section 5(a) of the Independent Electoral Commission Law (2000) to oversee the implementation of election procedures. Headquartered in Port Harcourt, the Commission's primary function is "to organize, undertake and supervise all elections to local government councils within the state." It consists of 7 members who are appointed by the Governor of Rivers State with confirmation by the Rivers State House of Assembly.

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  1. ↑ "Anxiety in Rivers as residents go to polls tomorrow". The Nation. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "INEC State Offices". INEC. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Dikewoha, Precious (4 February 2015). "INEC in Rivers set for poll". The Nation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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