The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct by-elections into vacant positions in the national and state houses of assembly in 12 states of the country. The election, according to INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, included two senatorial districts, five federal constituencies and nine state house of assembly seats.
Details that emerged showed the states where the bye-elections would be held, and they included Edo and Anambra for the senatorial district poll. Also, federal constituency elections would be held in Edo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Ogun, and Oyo. In Adamawa, Anambra, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Taraba and Zamfara states, state house of assembly elections are held on the same day.
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Governor Monday Okpebholo votes in Edo
Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo state, has casted his vote in the ongoing bye-election for the Edo Central Senatorial District.
The governor expressed concerns about the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS)’s slow performance at his polling unit.
PDP House of Reps candidate allegedly abducted
Princess Esther Ashivelli Dawaki, the House of Representatives candidate in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency bye-election in Kaduna, has allegedly been kidnapped along with 25 supporters on the election day.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) raised the alarm while addressing journalists at a press conference in Kaduna on Saturday, August 16. The PDP chairman in the state, Edward Percy Masha, alleged that the joint security network carried out the operation.
Election begins in Anambra
INEC reported that voting is in progress at Isekke Ward, Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra South Senatorial District.
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PDP Agent reportedly arrested in Kaduna with N25m cash
The by-election holding in Kaduna on Saturday, August 16, has taken a different turn as the security operatives arrested a suspected vote-buyer with the cash sum of N25.9 million. It was alleged that the money was meant to compromise the electoral exercise in the state.
The suspect, who was identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was reportedly arrested around 3:30am on the day of the election. Police and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) made the arrest at a popular hotel along the Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis.