Violence, vote buying, other irregularities mar supplementary governorship elections — CDD
The supplementary poll, despite holding in a few states, was still marred by thuggery and intimidation, the foremost civic group ...
The supplementary poll, despite holding in a few states, was still marred by thuggery and intimidation, the foremost civic group ...
The governor secured a second term mandate by defeating his opponent Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party
The disease has killed at least 114 people in the country this year.
While elections were declared inconclusive in six states, supplementary polls held in five.
The contest in the supplementary elections is a straight battle between the APC and the PDP.
There will be supplementary polls in 125 polling units across 22 local government areas.
The certificates will be presented by supervising national commissioners of the respective states.
''The United States supports a democratic process where the will of the Nigerian people is reflected in the results."
The governorship supplementary election in the state holds on March 23.
The meeting deliberated on the supplementary governorship elections to be held in Plateau State on Saturday.
The APC also criticised INEC on its actions in Rivers.
INEC has fixed March 23 for supplementary elections in six states.
Violence, over-voting, hijack of electoral materials are the main reasons elections were problematic in many places.
Of the six states where elections were declared inconclusive, the PDP was leading in five.
INEC has fixed March 23 for supplementary elections in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states.
Governorship elections were declared inconclusive in six states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau, and Sokoto.
The incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) polled 583,255 while his opponent, Jeremiah Useni, polled 538,326.
This week has one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases, the NCDC says.
Mr Mba said that an additional 277 Commissioners of Police (CPs) were also deployed to the 36 states commands.
Eye-witnesses say the incident occurred when an iron ladder the artisans were standing on touched a high tension wire
The Commission says supplementary polls will hold the same day in 106 polling units in the state.
This brings the case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 21.8 per cent.
The results of at least 33 states and Abuja have been announced by various INEC officials.
The Returning Officer, a university lecturer, was drunk on Sunday and was sacked when he could not perform his duty
Mr Buhari has never won in Plateau State.
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