The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended re-run elections in twenty polling units across Kano, Enugu, and Akwa-Ibom states.
The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday after earlier stating that it was probing election disruptions that occurred during the rerun/by-elections in Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, and Kano states.
The commission said, “Generally, polls opened promptly and accreditation going on smoothly in the 8,934 polling units in 26 states involved in today’s bye-elections and re-run elections.
“However, we are monitoring reported disruption of processes by acts of thuggery and hijacking of materials in some locations in Akwa Ibom, Enugu, and Kano states.”
However, in its latest updates, it stated that the suspension was a result of irregularities and abduction of election officials.
The commission noted that the suspension aligns with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act, urging security agencies to investigate the incidents before adding that further necessary measures for the affected constituencies will be announced after the Commission’s meeting on Monday.
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