October 01, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers State, has debunked reports that it rejected the resignation of Ehie Ogerenye Edison, the lawmaker representing Ahoada-East State Constituency II in the Rivers State House of Assembly. According to the Commission, Prof. Yomere’s comments during a meeting with the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), Rivers State, on September 29, were wrongly interpreted as a policy directive. The statement further emphasised that INEC can only act on a formal notice of vacancy transmitted by the appropriate legislative authority — in this case, the Rivers State House of Assembly. The crisis was fuelled by a power tussle between Governor Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. INEC has now reaffirmed its readiness to conduct the poll once the Rivers State House of Assembly formally declares the seat vacant and communicates the same to the Commission.