Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for conducting credible Local Government Elections across the state. The governor also commended security agencies for ensuring that the elections were peaceful by creating the right atmosphere for peaceful polls. Speaking in an interview after monitoring the local government elections in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, Governor Wike said that the non-participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the elections turned out to be one of the reasons why the process was peaceful. He said: "Sixty-six out of sixty-eight political parties participated, but no violence. That means that if APC had participated, probably we would have seen violence. "Sixty-six political parties, no violence, no shooting, nobody has died. But if the APC had participated, they would want to coerce security agencies, they would do al...