The Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, has cancelled voting in Ologi (Ward 03) of Ogbia
Local Government Area (LGA) due to violence.
A senior officials of the
commission was quoted as saying that violence in the area, including
manhandling of electoral officials led to the cancellation.
According to Ukuachukwu Orji,
INEC Supervisory Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ogbia LGA, members of the
Ologi community forcibly prevented election in the riverine area.
“As our people (electoral
officers) were coming into the community after crossing the river, they seized
them and the materials and burnt all the materials. They chased our people away
and seized some but the military rescued them,” he said.
He spoke in Otuoke (Ward 13 of
Ogbia LGA) where President Goodluck Jonathan and his family voted, saying that
election in the community was then cancelled as a consequence of the violence.
He expressed satisfaction that
election has been smooth in other communities that form the LGA, except in
Ologi, Premium Times reports.
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