26th February, 2023
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo
Results from the Tsaragi Polling Unit, Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, will be cancelled following a case of ballot box snatching by hoodlums on Saturday.
Malam Attahiru Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kawara, confirmed this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday.
According to him, the cancellation was in line with the rules guiding the conduct of the elections.
He attributed the late arrival of INEC personnel, and materials to some parts of Ilorin West and subsequent late the commencement of voting hitches at Registration Area Centre (RAC).
“It took us up to 11 a.m. before we finish the distribution of logistics. Immediately I knew we are starting late. I extended the time of voting until the last person in the queue voted”.
The REC said out of 2,887 polling units in Kwara only one polling unit had its ballot boxes snatched.
Madami noted that it was not true that the commission used vehicles belonging to one of the political parties involved in the election to distribute materials.
NAN