Akinshilo Ayomide, 11 hours ago
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
has announced the postponement of elections for the House of
Representatives in eleven federal constituencies in Jigawa state,
Vanguard reports.
The state’s resident electoral commissioner, Alhaji Halliru Aliyu Tambawel, announced the development while briefing newsmen on Friday night at the INEC headquarters in Dutse.
He said the postponement was due to a short-fall in sensitive materials including ballot papers and results sheets from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
He
listed the affected constituencies as Dutse/Kiyawa, Ringim/ Taura,
HadeJia/Kafin Hausa/Auyo, and Jahun Miga federal constituencies of
Jigawa state. Others include Gumel/Maigatari/Sule tankarkar/ Gagarawa,
Kaugama/Malam-madori and Gwaram federal constituencies, and
Babura/Garki, Birnin Kudu /Buji, Birniwa/ Guri/Kirikasamma and
Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/’Yankwashi federal constituencies in the state.
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/410937-inec-postpones-elections-in-jigawa.htmlThe state’s resident electoral commissioner, Alhaji Halliru Aliyu Tambawel, announced the development while briefing newsmen on Friday night at the INEC headquarters in Dutse.
He said the postponement was due to a short-fall in sensitive materials including ballot papers and results sheets from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Ballot papers have not arrived in Jigawa
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