The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger State on Friday stated that elections for the senatorial positions of Niger East and Niger North won’t keep on Saturday as the ballot papers intended for the sector had been lacking.
NAN reviews that Prof. Samuel Egwu, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the country, made the assertion whilst interacting with newsmen in Minna.
“The issue has been reported to the INEC’s Headquarters in Abuja for urgent interest.
“The officers of the Central Bank of Nigeria saddled with the obligation of securing the electoral touchy materials have long gone to Abuja for the closing batch of the sensitive substances for Saturday’s elections inside the kingdom, so we’re ready,’’ he said.
Egwu said that 85 in line with cent of the needed facilities for the conduct of loose and fare elections within the nation were supplied with the non sensitive substances already moved to various locations throughout the 25 local authorities regions of the kingdom.
He said that the fee skilled 23,000 ad hoc workforce for the elections in the kingdom.
The REC also stated that 2,181,four hundred eligible voters might take part throughout the general elections inside the nation.