Thursday 21 March 2019

INEC to Conduct Supplementary🗳 Election in Lagos, Gives Reason*

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct a supplementary election in Lagos State.

INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Mr Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement on Thursday.

Olumekun said rerun election will be conducted in nine polling units of Ibeju-Lekki State constituency I as the previous election became inconclusive as a result of over-voting in the nine polling units covering two registration areas of the constituency

The statement reads: “Supplementary election will be conducted in Lagos. The Election became inconclusive as a result of over-voting in the nine polling units covering two registration areas of the constituency.

” INEC had met with all the relevant stakeholders in the area, including the political parties and affected candidates, as well as the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) for the local government and other interested groups.

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