Less than 24 hours to the April 11 election, the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the
exercise in eight constituencies in Bayelsa state.
Baritor Kpagih, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in
the state who made this known in a statement on Friday,
said electionsin the affected areas would be held on April
18, 2015.
“Following the stand of the stakeholders that no election
should take place in the state without full complement of
ballot papers, having regard to the total PVC distributed, the
state house of assembly election slated for Saturday, the
11th of April, 2015, in Bayelsa state has been rescheduled
to Saturday the 18th day of April, 2015 in the following
constituencies: Ekeremor constituencies 1,2 and 3,
Kolokuma/Opokuma constituencies 1 and 2, Sagbama
constituencies 1 and 2, and Southern Ijaw constituency 1,”
the statement read.
Kpagih added that the shift affects four of the eight local
governments within the state.
Bayelsa is one of the seven states in the country where
governorship elections would not hold on Saturday.

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