“It is unfortunate as well that despite the mass cry of the public for security agencies to respond to issues of intimidation, violence and voter suppression,...
”Unfortunately, there were many casualties and fatalities. Vote-buying, also directly observed by EU EOM observers, further detracted from the appropriate conduct of the“elections,” Andrews said.
Adele added that political actors deployed violence, not only offline but also online through the use of identity to drive misinformation and disinformation on social media.
On the other hand, INEC said Lado polled 486,260 to come second while Nura Khalid of the New Nigeria Peoples Party polled 8,263, to clinch third...
“Positively, INEC introduced some corrective measures ahead of Saturday’s polls, allowing a timely delivery of sensitive materials and improved use of election technologies, yet the institution...
Okoye said a similar decision was taken in the cae of Abia State, where thugs on Sunday invaded INEC’s office in the Obingwa Local Government Area...
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Mohammed Shehu, could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.
The State Collation Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, said there were 69 polling units where elections were cancelled and therefore affected no fewer than 37,016 potential voters...
Durability is certain to those who see and even understand that respecting the decision of justice than fighting justice in the name of seeking for that...
Below is a breakdown of the results from the 22 LGAs as declared by the Collation Officers at the State Collation Centre in Makurdi.