 The Social Democratic Party in River State has rejected and called for the cancellation of Saturday's local government election for alleged irregularities and these infrasightings of its candidates. It has also called for the resignation of the chairman of River State Independent Electoral Commission for its inability to conduct a free, fair and credible council poll. The chairman of the party, Sassaron Osaru, made the call when he, alongside other officers of SDP and candidates in the election, addressed journalists in Port Harcourt. Osaru alleged that card-carrying members of the People's Democratic Party were used as arseq and ad hoc staff in the Saturday election. He claimed that SDP did not receive any grant from the state electoral empire, adding that the election was marked with irregularities which were among the party's reasons for calling for the cancellation of the election.