Kogi: Transport chaos triggers rerun in nine polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered re-election for nine polling units in Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi.
Haliru Sule, INEC’s spokesman in Kogi, said the order became imperative as scheduled elections couldn’t hold in those units due to some logistic problems.
Mr Sule told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Sunday that already election materials and the officials were redeployed to the area early Sunday morning for the election.
“We had some challenges holding the presidential and National Assembly elections in Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government on Saturday because of some logistic problems.
“We tried to see how it could hold the previous day, but we couldn’t, so we have to shift it to Sunday.
“The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Hale Longpet, has given the go-ahead for the election to hold this Sunday, Feb. 26.
“We don’t want a situation where some people will be disenfranchised in this very important election,” he said.
The people of Ganaja Village said they would return to the ballot box on Sunday.
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