The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that it would not reward bad conduct by presenting certificates of return to candidates declared winners under duress.
INEC however said it could issue certificate to Okorocha and others through court judgement.
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this during a press conference held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Okoye said apart from the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, there were other candidates from Niger, Benue and Akwa Ibom states who were also denied certificates of return for being declared winners under duress.
He said, “The position of the commission has not changed. The position of the commission is that we will not issue certificate of return to Governor Rochas Okorocha in relation to the senatorial election.
Okoye also said the resumption of collation and announcements of results for the governorship election in Rivers State would be done between April 2 and 5.