Nigeria’s election will continue on Sunday, February 26, 2023, in some parts of the country.
This is according to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who disclosed that the election has been rescheduled following disruptions in the election process at some places.
During the second briefing on the elections, Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, noted that: “we have a situation in Bayelsa state, particularly in the capital Yenogoa, where in four wards; ward 4, 6, 8, and 14, involving a 141 polling units the process was disrupted.”
He, however, mentioned that the situation is currently under control.
“We will mobilise security. The security is calm for us to proceed with the process but the youth core members expressed some apprehension in going back. So we met with the security agencies and we have decided that voting in these 141 polling units where the materials are actually intact will take place tomorrow morning,” he said.
The elections which commenced on Saturday morning, February 25, 2023, was expected to end at 2pm same day. For some polling stations, the election ended smoothly and counting commenced.
However, at other stations, the process could not go on as expected due to disruptions such as seizing, destroying and in some instances burning of ballot boxes.
Source: The Independent Africa