The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that polls will be held on February 26th in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in 141 voting places.
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), informed media today at the collation center in Abuja that 141 polling stations in Wards 4, 6, and 14 had their voting processes interrupted.
The poll will take place today, Sunday, according to the INEC Chairman’s additional statement.
He claimed that this deal was made following a meeting between the Commission and the state’s security services.
He said;
“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 Senatorial 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,” the INEC boss asserted.
He also mentioned that thugs assaulted various voting places and that at least eight BVAS devices were stolen across the nation.
However, Professor Yakubu claimed that in order to prevent a complete disruption of the voting, backup BVAS machines were supplied.
