Friday 15 February 2019

BREAKING!!! INEC to postpone tomorrow's election based on logistics

Tags

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering postponing tomorrow’s presidential and national assembly elections, Pressmen has learnt.
Multiple sources close to the electoral commission said the postponement being considered is due to some logistics challenges being faced by the commission in many states.
The electoral body is facing difficulty distributing sensitive electoral materials to some states of the federation, an official said.
A formal announcement is expected on Friday night, our sources said.
It is unclear at this time what the new election date would be.
“There will definitely be a postponement but we are yet to take a
decision on the new date,” an official said.
Another official said the commission is considering fixing the
elections for Sunday.
Our sources said INEC commissioners are currently locked in a
meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
Some of the states where the logistic challenges are said to occur
include Niger and Ekiti.
Peports publishedt by the Newsmen where the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger State said ballot papers for two of the state’s three senatorial districts were missing as of this evening.
EKITI LAMENTS
In Ekiti, the former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose , accused INEC
of deliberately hoarding materials for the presidential, Senate and
House of Representatives elections in some states to frustrate the
PDP.
Mr Fayose said he was aware that ballot papers and result sheets for
presidential and senatorial elections were not in Ekiti State as at 9
p.m. on Friday, adding that only materials for the House of
Representatives were distributed.
According to his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Mr Fayose said
similar situations already reported in Oyo, Taraba, Edo, Niger,
Ogun, Rivers and other states.
The INEC Commissioner in charge of publicity, Festus Okoye, did not
answer or return multiple calls from PREMIUM TIMES.
INEC had scheduled the national elections for Saturday while the
governorship and state assemblies elections are scheduled for March



1 comments so far


EmoticonEmoticon