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General News of Saturday, 25 February 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

INEC postpone election in 141 polling units in Bayelsa

Mahmood Yakubu Mahmood Yakubu

Elections in 141 polling units in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has been postponed, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has announced.

Speaking to journalists in a brief at the collation center in Abuja, Yakubu said the process was disrupted in Wards 4, 6, 8, and 14, adding that “40 out of 141 polling units have materials intact.”

He noted that the situation is now under control, and the commission decided to postpone the election after INEC ad hoc staff expressed apprehension about going back to conduct the election, The Punch reports.

INEC’s chairman added that the electoral body has decided that the election will be held tomorrow, on February 26.

“We have a situation in Bayelsa state, particularly in the capital of Yenogoa where in four wards — wards 4,6,8,14 involving 141 polling units, the process was disrupted,” Yakubu said.

“We remobilised security, and the situation is calm for us to continue the process. But the youth corps members expressed some apprehension about going back.

“So we met with security agencies and we’ve decided that voting in these 141 polling units where the materials are actually intact, will take place tomorrow morning. Remember, we’re not only doing presidential election, but we are also doing sénatorial and federal constituencies.

“So it’s good to recover and conduct the elections so that we can conclude the processes. The youth corps members who are serving as presiding officers and other commission staff, are agreeable that the elections should hold tomorrow morning.”