For the second time, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced the disruption of the re-run election for Enugu South Urban State Constituency.
INEC in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that some hoodlums disrupted the re-run election in the Enugu South 1 State Constituency.
The commission stated this via a tweet posted on its X handle Wednesday.
It added that though no lives were lost in the act, election materials were destroyed and voters were prevented from casting their votes.
The tweet read, “A report from our Enugu State office indicates that hoodlums have disrupted the court-ordered re-run election in the Enugu South 1 State Constituency.
“Fortunately, no casualties were reported, but election materials were destroyed, and voters were obstructed from casting their votes.
“Our officials have been safely evacuated with assistance from security agencies.”
Journalist101 reports that while the People’s Democratic Party, PDP are calling for the cancellation of the election, alleging that the result sheets that INEC came with were fake, Labour Party alleged that the voters were prevented from voting.
The national electoral body noted that “the supplementary election in the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State is unfolding peacefully across three Local Government Areas.”
More details later…
Hoodlums kwa, after Army stationed more than 5 Amord tanks, and more than 30 personal Police, road safety, Civil defence, etc also came.
Two major roads (Bishop Aniogwu road and Robinson Street were block causing traffic just for a bye election in just one or two polling units Inside a fenced primary school. How did the hoodlums enter, and from where. They should stop this stories.