ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would conduct fresh elections in areas where the exercise could not hold last Saturday due to violence or other infractions. The elections would now be conducted in March 9 alongside the Governorship and State Assembly Polls.

Although returns have been made in the presidential election and most of the National Assembly seats, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu had stated during the collation of presidential results that the figures from areas where elections could not be conducted were not substantial enough to impact on making a return in the presidential contest. The decision was a fallout of the meeting of the Commission with its Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, Thursday in Abuja, to review the Presidential and National Assembly Elections held on Saturday, 23rd February 2019 and assess preparations for the Governorship, State Houses of Assembly and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Elections slated for Saturday, 9th March 2019. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement said the meeting acknowledged the delays in the commencement of elections in a number of polling units which necessitated the extension of the closing of polls in the affected areas. “The Commission is determined to rectify the identified challenges before the elections on 9th March”.

Supplementary Election According to Okoye, “The meeting noted a number of cancellations in certain areas due to violence, which prevented the Commission from deploying personnel and materials for the elections. In a number of locations, it could not conclude the elections due to disruptions and deliberate noncompliance with the use of the Smart Card Reader SCR, contrary to the lNEC Regulations and Guidelines for the conduct of elections. “Consequently, the meeting decided that supplementary elections will be conducted in all areas where elections did not take place and/or where returns could not be made on Saturday, 9th March 2019 alongside the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Knocks erring security personnel “The meeting also assessed the role of security agencies in the elections.

While acknowledging their professionalism In the deployment of election personnel and materials in a safe and timely manner, the conduct of certain members of the security agencies in some states is a matter of serious concern to the Commission. This matter will be further discussed directly with the inspector-General of Police within the ambit of the inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security ICCES. “In preparation for the Governorship, State Houses of Assembly and PCT Area Council elections.

Electoral Officials harassed, raped “Although the elections were generally peaceful, the meeting observed and decried the high level of violence in a few places, which regrettably led to fatalities in some States, in addition to the subjugation of some of our electoral officials to threats, harassment, intimidation, assault, abduction and even rape. “The Commission condoles with the families of its ad-hoc staff who lost their lives while on this national assignment, as well as other Nigerians who died in the course of the elections. It also expresses its deep regrets to and sympathy for all victims of this mindless violence. We stand with them in these difficult times.

“The RECs were directed to submit comprehensive reports of these incidents to the Commission for appropriate action. “The meeting also considered and received updates on preparations for the elections slated for Saturday, 9th March 2019. It expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness and the deployment of sensitive and non-sensitive materials scheduled for delivery to the Registration Area Centres (RACS) on Friday, 8th March 2019 and noted that this was on course”, INEC added.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/inec-to-conduct-supplementary-presidential-election-march-9/

And you lost to PDP in Edo... Oshiomhole can never achieve and have the momentum saraki has created.

Summary of election in Ondo State

Presidential
PDP won

Senate
APC - 1, Ondo North
PDP - 2, Ondo South and Central

Representatives
APC - 3
PDP - 4
SDP - 1
ZLP - 1

In another news

DINO MELAYE IS FULLY BACK
AJIMOBI LOSES IN OYO
PDP DOMINATES EDO

More update coming

Less than 1.5million will vote in Lagos.... And its 55% for buhari and 45% for Atiku...

In 2015 after 3 million collected PVC they refuse to vote... Its Lagos tradition.

Anyways ATIKU will get the 45% votes he needs to win

Some people still think its about Northern and Southern regions... Hell no

This is North Vs North

2015 formation is not applicable here!

How does that affect the fact that he will defeat BUHARI blueblack come Saturday?

Masturbate on this!

APC is a goner

Atiku is more digital than Sowore!

Age is not a determinant for digital. Many young don't understand how to use social media platforms for their businesses. But Atiku understands the usefulness and he is doing very well.

Next!!!!!

They won't show us this o

It was suspended not called off!

Booharists need to know that

LASAA always bark when it involves common man but keep quiet when it involves the rich and politicians... Nonsense

Same here!

Any update on Ambode's impeachment. I heard a protest was staged this morning

FMT

Later she go say her papa no be Dangote or Adeleke �

Both SANWO OLU and Agbaje victory depends on who wins the presidential election.

BareFacedLies:


Atiku will never be president of this country!

Pray that you should be alive to see it... Because he will be the next president.. You won't die but be alive to see when the train to get Nigeria working again start

He will be in ATIKU cabinet... He knows that his party doesn't have the structure to win like APC & PDP... his total votes can't be up to 150,000 votes. But since we want to get Nigeria working again .. He will bring his idea after Atiku's victory

Atikulated Incoming President

lalastical

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar joins the 10 years challenge that has been trending. . .

It got lot of reactions

Atiku means Jobs

Enough of suffering and smiling. When the economy is favorable, Jobs will come

Better!

Happy birthday

Lalastical

More pics

A nairalander named Oladokun Bolu Samuel celebrates the identical twins.

Lovely pics

Jimi Agbaje name is already written on the heart of lagosians... He only need little strategic UnderG work not public funds to flood the state with campaign posters...

Ariwo ko

We will soon be alright!

Good.... Enough of Tinubu slavery method