The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this in a statement issued on Friday.
According to the statement, the decision to hold the supplementary election was taken at the end of a meeting held with Resident Electoral Commissioners on Thursday.
It read in part: “The meeting noted a number of cancellations
in certain areas due to violence, which prevented the Commission from
deploying personnel and materials for the elections.
“In a number
of locations, it could not conclude the elections due to disruptions and
deliberate compliance with the use of Smart Card Reader (SCR), contrary
to the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the conduct of elections.
“Consequently,
the meeting decided that supplementary elections will be conducted in
all areas where elections did not take place and/or where returns could
not be made on Saturday, March 9th, 2019, alongside governorship and
state Houses of Assembly elections.”
See the statement below.
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