The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday announced that it would conduct re-run election in two state constituencies in Bayelsa on March 5, 2016.
INEC ready for House of Assembly re-run - REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Austen Okojie, disclosed this during a meeting with management staff of INEC’s office in the state, in Yenagoa.
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Austen Okojie, disclosed this during a meeting with management staff of INEC’s office in the state, in Yenagoa.
He said that the meeting was to arrange on how to make the exercise hitch free.
Okojie said the two constituencies were Ekeremor III and Southern Ijaw IV.
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He, however, said that the election would not take place in Olodiama, Ward IV and polling units 20-30 in Foropa, Ward 14.
He expressed the readiness of the commission to conduct fair and credible poll and urged all stakeholders to support the commission to attain the objective.
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