The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct a
supplementary election in Lagos State.
INEC’s Resident Electoral
Commissioner in the State, Mr Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement on
Thursday.
Olumekun said rerun election will
be conducted in nine polling units of Ibeju-Lekki State constituency I as the
previous election became inconclusive as a result of over-voting in the nine
polling units covering two registration areas of the constituency
The statement reads:
“Supplementary election will be conducted in Lagos. The Election became
inconclusive as a result of over-voting in the nine polling units covering two
registration areas of the constituency.
” 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.
“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.
“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.
“The areas are; 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.
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