INEC To Conduct Supplementary Election In Lagos, 17 other states

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct a supplementary election in Lagos State, TOPNAIJA.NG reports.

INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the exercise will take place in nine polling units of Ibeju-Lekki State constituency I.

Olumekun explained that the election became inconclusive as a result of over-voting in the nine polling units covering two registration areas of the constituency.

He said INEC had met with all the relevant stakeholders in the area, including the political parties and affected candidates, as well as the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) for the local government and other interested groups.

“Only voters with valid permanent voter’s cards within the constituency will be allowed into the polling units to vote,” the REC stated.

He disclosed that sensitive materials would be moved from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the local government area on Thursday, in the presence of the representatives of various political parties and security personnel.

Olumekun added that the training of ad-hoc staff for the supplementary election was ongoing at the Registration Area Centre (RAC).

Six of the affected polling units are in Ibeju Registration Area while the remaining three are in Iwerekun I Registration Area.

See the full breakdown below:

Ibeju Registration Area (Ward) code 01- 6 polling units.

I) Premises of RCM school Okegun–polling unit 001

II.) Open Space in front of Baale’s house at Okegun Odofin II-polling 003

III.) Premises of Customary Court, Ibeju II-polling unit 004

IV.) Premises of Customary Court, Ibeju II-polling unit 005

V.) At the junction of Ajewale Street, Ibeju III- polling unit 006

VI) Premises of CPS Iba-Oloja-polling unit 009.

IWEREKUN I Registration Area (Ward) I (3 polling units)

I.) Open space in front of Baale’s house at Muserikogo-polling unit 002

II.) Premises of CHS, Lakowe-polling unit 004

III.) Open space in front of Baale’s House, Adeba-polling unit 005.

Also, a document released by INEC today showed supplementary governorship polls will hold in five states including Bauchi (14 LGAs), Benue (22 LGAs, Plateau (9 LGAs) Kano (29 LGAs) and Sokoto (22 LGAs)

It said although an Adamawa state high court directed the suspension of supplementary election in the state, the exercise will hold for two constituencies for the house of assembly election.

“In Adamawa state, elections will hold in Nassarawo-Binyeri State Constituency of Mayo Belwa LGA, which was countermanded as required by the Electoral Act following the death of a candidate on the eve of the Governorship and State assembly elections held on 9th March 2019,” the document read.

“Supplementary election will also hold in Uba/Gaya State Constituency in Hong LGA. In Bauchi State, supplementary elections will hold in Kirfi State Constituency of Kirfi LGA.”

The commission said supplementary  election for state constituencies will hold in 18 states.

TheCable observed the total number of voters to participate in the supplementary election for state constituencies stand at 585,138.

Below is the list of states, affected LGAs and number of registered voters there:

• Bauchi (one LGA, 1,111 voters)
• Bayelsa (three LGAs, 58,270 voters)
• Benue (nine LGAs, 91,141 voters)
• Ebonyi (three LGAs, 45,905 voters)
• Edo (one LGA, 6,764 voters)
• Ekiti (one LGA, 2,244 voters)
• Kaduna (one LGA, 7,514 voters)
• Adamawa (two LGAs, 49,588 voters)
• Kano (one LGA, 40,821 voters)
• Kogi (three LGAs, 24,637 voters)
• Imo (five LGAs, 118,372 voters)
• Lagos (one LGA, 12,711 voters)
• Nasarawa (four LGAs, 43,874 voters)
• Osun (one LGA, 2,485 voters)
• Plateau (one LGA, 5,501 voters)
• Sokoto (two LGAs, 24,492 voters)
• Taraba (two LGAs, 19,912)
• FCT (four LGAs, 29,796 voters)