INEC blames sabotage in Kogi state election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that hitches faced during the off-cycle election in Kogi state is a deliberate attempt by unseen forces.

INEC Voter Education and Publicity Officer, Mr Haliru Sule, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday.

He however, applauded his team for a free, fair, credible and successful governorship election.

“As an election umpire, INEC made adequate preparations for this off circle governorship election, yet we still experienced some hitches here and there.

“To us these hitches are deliberate sabotage by some unseen forces.

“We didn’t expect the sudden dearth of vehicles that could transport our Adhoc staff and materials to their respective polling units.

“But all the same, we tried our best and over came the challenges, which gave room for smooth and peaceful conduct of the election.

“We are confident that at the end of the exercise, it would be said that it was free, fair, credible and successful.

“We are appreciative of the efforts of the security operatives at giving our personnel and the electorates adequate security cover for a peaceful and successful election,” he said.