By BABARA KALU, Akwa-
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Anambra State supplementary election would hold from 10 am to 4 pm on Tuesday.
This is according to a statement issued late Monday by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
Mr. Okoye explained that INEC made a slight adjustment to the commencement and closing time for the said election in line with extant rules and regulations.
According to Okoye, the move followed the suspension of collation of results in respect of governorship election as announced yesterday by the State Collation/Returning Officer and the decision of the Commission to hold an election in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday.
“This decision, which will be strictly complied with, has been taken following a careful review of the prevailing situation in Anambra state and is being widely shared with the stakeholders including security agencies,” the statement read.
“We urge political parties, voters, election duty officials, election observers, the media and the general public to note this slight modification. We also appeal to citizens to conduct themselves in an orderly manner to ensure that the election is brought to a peaceful conclusion.”
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