INEC Probes Election Disruptions In Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, Kano
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is investigating election disruptions that occurred during the rerun/by-elections in Enugu, Akwa-Ibom and Kano states.
The commission disclosed this via its X handle on Saturday.
The rerun/by-elections is currently holding across 26 states in the country.
The elections are holding in 80 local government areas across 575 registration areas and 8,934 polling units.
The 26 states include Ebonyi, Yobe, Kebbi, Lagos, Ondo, Taraba, Benue, Borno, Kaduna, Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Jigawa, Katsina, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Kano, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that 4,904,627 million voters registered before the elections, while only 4,613,291 million permanent voter cards were collected.
By-elections in two senatorial, four House of Representatives, and three state Houses of Assembly seats are holding in nine states due to deaths and resignations.
Also, re-runs, which are a result of court orders, are holding in one senatorial, 11 federal, and 22 state constituencies.