Confusion in Northern State as Kidnappers Abduct INEC Officials on Their Way to Collation Centre
Some kidnappers have abducted the electoral officer and the returning officer of the Zamfara state's 2023 governorship election.
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Daily Trust reports that the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were abducted in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
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The local government area is also the hometown of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, who is seeking re-election in the ongoing 2023 governorship poll across states of the country.
Sources privy to the information said the officials were heading to the headquarters of the electoral commission in Gusau when the incident occurred.
It was gathered that the INEC officials were heading to their headquarters to deliver the result of the governorship election for Maradun Local Government when they were intercepted and taken to an undisclosed location.
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Police react
Reacting to the incident, the police in the state confirmed that the matter has been reported to the force.
The spokesperson for the police in Zamfara state, Muktari Janyau said:
“The Resident Electoral commissioner in charge of Zamfara state, Professor Sa,idu Babura Ahmed has reported the issue to the police commissioner for appropriate action."
INEC Declares Winner of Gubernatorial Election in Another APC-Controlled State
The gubernatorial bannerman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross Rivers state, Senator Bassey Otu, has been declared the winner of the 2023 governorship polls in the state.
Senator Otu was declared the winner on Monday, March 20, by Prof. Teddy Charles Adias, the returning of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Otu who was declared the winner of the election polled 258, 619 votes to defeat Sen. Sandy Onor of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP who scored 179,636.
INEC takes fresh decision over collation of governorship election result in 2 southeast states
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, March 20, announced that the coalition of results in two states in the southeast region of Nigeria has been suspended.
In a statement signed by Festus Okoye, INEC's national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee said the commission met on Monday and reviewed the conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections in Abia and Enugu states.
INEC has suspended the collation of results in Abia and Enugu states. Photo: Legit.ng Source: Original Okoye said the commission after the meeting decided to suspend the further collation of governorship election results in some parts of the two states.
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