Few hours to the April 11 election, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the State House of Assembly
election in eight of the 24 constituencies in Bayelsa state. Baritor
Kpagih, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state who made
this known in a statement on Friday, said the decision is due to
insufficient ballot papers. Elections in the affected areas would be
held on April 18, 2015. See statement after cut…
“Following the stand of the stakeholders that no election should take place in the state without full complement of ballot papers, having regard to the total PVC distributed, the state house of assembly election slated for Saturday, the 11th of April, 2015, in Bayelsa state has been rescheduled to Saturday the 18th day of April, 2015 in the following constituencies: Ekeremor constituencies 1,2 and 3, Kolokuma/Opokuma constituencies 1 and 2, Sagbama constituencies 1 and 2, and Southern Ijaw constituency 1.”
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