INEC assures electorates of credible Adamawa State re-run election

Golfa Francis, Yola

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the people of Adamawa State of free, fair and credible re-run of the Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state Mr Hudu Ari, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Yola at a stakeholders meeting ahead of Saturday April 15th re-run election.

INEC had earlier declared the election held on March 18 in the state as inconclusive.

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Mr Ari said that the re-run election for the Governorship would take place in 69 polling units.

In our commitment to transparency, the commission is making available through the comprehensive list of polling units by their names code numbers locations by local government and registration areas otherwise known as the delimitations,” he said.

With this development, the number of the PUs where the governorship supplementary election will hold is 69, the total of registered voters is 44,785 while PVCs collected in this PUs is 36,935 across the 20 LGAs of the state”, he added .

Ari further said that four state consituencies were also involved which include; Girei, Gombi, Numan and Toungo.

He urged the leadership of political parties to ensure that only one agent accredited by the commission is at the Polling Unit and collation centres and to guide supporters for peaceful conduct.

He called on the relevant security agencies to arrest and prosecute any one who involved in violent conduct during the election.

The Adamawa Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola appreciated the REC for pointing out categorically on the issue of party agents at the Polling Units and collation centres.

Babatola who was represented by ACP operations, Shehu Umar assured that security agencies are ready to ensure peace and security during and after the re-run elections in the state,

 

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