Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the Federal Government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the elections.

Wike said shutting down internet access by NSA and INEC was aimed at facilitating rigging.
He spoke, yesterday, during a courtesy visit by Savannah Centre Council on Peaceful and Violence Free in Nigeria at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

He said: “NSA has met with INEC to ensure that internet service provider’s shutdown the internet, so that foreign bodies won’t see what’s happening in the country during the elections.

“They will jam all the frequencies and internet services to stop real time communication during the elections. This plot to rig the forthcoming election is a recipe for violence. They will not succeed in whatever they are planning. The world will be informed about their criminal activities.”

The governor said the negative actions of the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration indicate that they will not accept defeat when they lose the forthcoming election.
He advised Buhari to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan; he said who placed Nigeria above personal consideration.

According to Wike, “I don’t think this administration will willingly accept defeat. They should emulate former President Jonathan, who lost elections and accepted the outcome. There was no litigation. He went back home and did not generate crisis.”
Wike said Rivers people will not fold their hands and allow the APC Federal Government unleash violence and rig the elections.

He “regretted that the Federal Government has caged the judiciary, making it difficult to determine electoral disputes in court,” arguing that the conduct of credible elections rest with security agencies and INEC, adding that once the two agencies act within the law, the polls will be credible.

Responding, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Founder of Savannah Centre Council on Peaceful and Violence Free in Nigeria, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, urged stake-holders to work towards peaceful and credible polls.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/fg-inec-plotting-to-shut-internet-during-elections-wike/

that is total bullshit, they have no right at all to shut anything down

Haba! What a mountainous lies from a governor

The biggest issue with voting Atiku is not what he would do as a corrupt president

But what we will miss out on as a result of not having PMB/PYO

These guys have strenuously laid a foundation,with limited resources

The least we can do is give them a chance to finish the job.

They want to conceal their riggings from social media but God pass them. They saw how all their doings in Osun were in the public space.

StupidInyamiri:
The biggest issue with voting Atiku is not what he would do as a corrupt president

But what we will miss out on as a result of not having PMB/PYO

These guys have strenuously laid a foundation,with limited resources

The least we can do is give them a chance to finish the job.

Nonsense Atiku is the way

hmmm

Mr Seun Osewa, are you hearing what ayam hearing??......

Does it mean say Nairaland nor go function on election day??

Sometimes, I wish Gov Nyesom Wike could learn how to talk with dignity and respect.

“They will jam all the frequencies and internet services to stop real time communication during the elections."
How will they do that? Is the FG an internet service provider?

StupidInyamiri:
The biggest issue with voting Atiku is not what he would do as a corrupt president

But what we will miss out on as a result of not having PMB/PYO

These guys have strenuously laid a foundation,with limited resources

The least we can do is give them a chance to finish the job.

Shut up.

bots42:
that is total bullshit, they have no right at all to shut anything down

and u think buhari respect ur right

Many countries have done it Heaven didn't fall.
PDP rigged election for 16year's Heaven didn't fall.

StupidInyamiri:
The biggest issue with voting Atiku is not what he would do as a corrupt president

But what we will miss out on as a result of not having PMB/PYO

These guys have strenuously laid a foundation,with limited resources

The least we can do is give them a chance to finish the job.

what foundation are u talking about? If u have nothing reasonable to say u would have remain silent. We have seen what d dullard has to offer. Absolutely nothing

They will claim that it was a preventive action aimed at stopping the Russians from hacking the elections.

Evil

We all must stand to defend our votes. We should not be folding our hands while things keep moving South.

Back2Daura

Even Buhari the tyrannical Dullard no fit try am.

It's obvious his handlers have impregnated the Lifeless with the idea, it will all end in a miscarriage. Kole work.

Even if wike is telling lies, i dont trust this buhari leads FG they can do the unthinkable, some one that said abacha is a saint, then he can do undo

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RoyalUc:
Sometimes, I wish Gov Nyesom Wike could learn how to talk with dignity and respect.

“They will jam all the frequencies and internet services to stop real time communication during the elections."
How will they do that? Is the FG an internet service provider?

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Glo depends on the FG Galaxy backbone

The Nigerian Army now has a cyber unit and they can get the service providers to shutdown internet services.

Unless you are using V-Sat which most embassies and multinational oil companies rely on, the FG can not jam frequencies.

dedonfranco:
Many countries have done it Heaven didn't fall.
PDP rigged election for 16year's Heaven didn't fall.

Now you are defending their plans to shut down the internet.

GenSpecifics:
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Glo depends on the FG Galaxy backbone

The Nigerian Army now has a cyber unit and they can get the service providers to shutdown internet services.

Unless you are using V-Sat which most embassies and multinational oil companies rely on, the FG can not jam frequencies.

Really!!!!!!!!!

So the Nigerian Army now has a cyber unit and they can get the service providers to shutdown internet services? Wow! That's interesting...

FG will shutdown internet services from MTN, Airtel, and Co during the elections?

"INEC, to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the elections" sounds childish to me.

From our experience in the hands of tyrannical APC and their feudal (they are fake democrats) ways of ruling nigerians like cows, we are inclined to believe Wike.

APC and tyrant dumbohari clearly has the propensity to do such. They must be resisted and dumbohari 'gbabooed' out of government like a common criminal if he refuses to leave.

Wike said shutting down internet access by NSA and INEC was aimed at
facilitating rigging.
He spoke, yesterday, during a courtesy visit by Savannah Centre Council on
Peaceful and Violence Free in Nigeria at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
He said: “NSA has met with INEC to ensure that internet service provider’s
shutdown the internet, so that foreign bodies won’t see what’s happening in
the country during the elections.
“They will jam all the frequencies and internet services to stop real time
communication during the elections. This plot to rig the forthcoming election
is a recipe for violence. They will not succeed in whatever they are planning.
The world will be informed about their criminal activities.”






they better not try this rubbish !

drberry:
They want to conceal their riggings from social media but God pass them. They saw how all their doings in Osun were in the public space.

U couldn't be more correct sir !


But they will be vehemently resisted !!!

Evil party of demons from the pit of hell= APC

RoyalUc:


Really!!!!!!!!!

So the Nigerian Army now has a cyber unit and they can get the service providers to shutdown internet services? Wow! That's interesting...

FG will shutdown internet services from MTN, Airtel, and Co during the elections?

"INEC, to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the elections" sounds childish to me.

The Internet service providers operate in Nigeria at the discretion of the Federal Govt.

The FG will rely on "National Security concerns" to get the service providers to shut down the internet.

It happened in the US under Obama when Wikileaks was dumping Hilary Clinton emails.

Obama had Twitter shut down and even went as far as getting google and other web browsers to blacklist sites and forums that where sharing and analyzing the files. It is from there that Obama invented the phrase "fake news" which he said was a growing threat to National security.