Voting Begins In Adamawa, Rivers As Supplementary Elections Hold In 24 States
Within the Adamawa governorship ballot, the incumbent Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) polled 421,524, whereas the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru, scored 390,275.
Vote casting has commenced in Kebbi, Adamawa and 22 assorted states the set aside supplementary elections are scheduled to shield this day.
Consistent with the Self reliant National Electoral Price (INEC), supplementary elections shield this day in 2,660 polling gadgets in 185 Local Authorities Areas (LGAs) all over 24 states of the Federation.
At Karyo/ Umijin Nana/Baban Dutsi polling unit of Maurida ward in the Birnin-Kebbi Local Authorities Do of Kebbi State, Channels TV noticed that voting had commenced.
The Baban Dutsi mannequin predominant school host three polling gadgets of Karyo/ Umijin Nana/Baban Dutsi. Over voting modified into as soon as the reason of cancellation of votes in this polling unit.
An observer lamented monumental presence of glean collectively brokers on the polling gadgets.
Moreover, supplementary elections dangle commenced in Rivers State in Port Harcourt Federal Constituency Two and Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency.
In Port Harcourt Federal Constituency Two, elections shield in Ward 5, and Wards 10 to 18 in a total of 377 polling gadgets. In Khana/Gokana, elections shield in Wards 4 and 7 of Khana Local Authorities Do. The kind of polling gadgets affected in Khana is 42.
INEC had right thru the February 25 and March 18 elections declared some governorship, National Meeting and suppose assemblies’ polls inconclusive and directed a rerun.
Frequent violence and voter suppression had marred the February 25 and March 18 polls, especially in states love Lagos, Rivers, amongst others as thugs unleashed fright on voters at polling gadgets, fuelling voters’ apathy.
Within the Adamawa governorship ballot, the incumbent Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) polled 421,524, whereas the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru, scored 390,275.
On the replacement hand, INEC suppose collation officer, Prof Muhammadu Mele of the College of Maiduguri, declared the election inconclusive attributable to the margin of votes.
Within the same device, in Kebbi, the APC polled 388,258 votes as against the PDP’s 342,980, main the INEC Returning Officer in the governorship election, Professor Yusuf Sa’idu, to say the election inconclusive.
