INEC said that they were constitutionally empowered to report vote buyers and sellers to the security agencies and they’ll be arrested and prosecuted.
“The gunmen fired sporadically into the air to disperse registrants and registration officials.”
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Mr Oyetola as APC gubernatorial candidate in Saturday’s election.
The commission reiterated that the deadline remained Friday, and said that the portal would automatically shut down at 6:00 p.m. on that date.
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date for the judgement after the counsel for the parties had adopted their processes and presented their arguments in the case.
The IGP says the deployment was not to intimidate residents but to prevent the election process from being hijacked.
The cleric asked Nigerians to “vote for credible, young, fresh, visionary leaders with patriotic ideologies.”
“We intend to replicate the Anambra experience in Ebonyi having chosen a formidable candidate for the 2023 governorship race,” he said.
Mr Suraju said the agency was following up on politicians’ “crooked games” and “unfounded tales by moonlight” on the whereabouts of their certificates.
Mr Garba said the 1,750 units are created to reduce congestion and address the problems of unserved and under-served areas.
