The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the postponement of one of the elections in a Federal Constituency in Edo State.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the postponement of the House of Representatives poll in Abuja.
Yakubu, who spoke on Saturday during a news briefing, said that the commission was suspending House of Representatives election in Esan and Igueben Federal Constituency in Edo State due to missing party logo on ballot paper.
He said that the decision was arrived at after INEC meeting with stakeholders.
He said: “In Edo State, we had a situation that we handled yesterday.
“One of the parties, whose logo is on the results sheet but is not on the ballot paper.
“In a meeting with the stakeholders, a decision was taken on the materials and the elections.
“So we have suspended the election for Esan North, South and Igueben.
“The ballot papers will be reprinted and the election will now hold along with the state elections on March 11, that is in the next two weeks.
“We are determined that no Nigerian should be disenfranchised.”
The INEC Chairman also disclosed that the commission lost three additional Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines in Anambra State after the eight that were earlier snatched by thugs in Delta and Kastina States.
He said: “Unfortunately, we also lost three BVAS in Ayamelum in Anambra State, but we have recovered from all these losses because we have contingency arrangements to respond to such attack.
“There were issues in Abia, Imo, Kebbi, and other places.
“I am happy to say that the process is ongoing until the last person in the queue before 2:30pm votes.”
Yakubu added that in Imo State, the election was ongoing except for a few areas marred by insecurity, and the voting in Kebbi State was ongoing.
He said that in Lagos State, INEC closely followed the situation in Okota, Mafuloku, Oshodi and Elegushi, and was able to normalise it in a number of places, while voting continued.
He said: “We will keep our eyes on the processes in the other areas that I had mentioned.”
He said while attack had been shifted to its BVAS, INEC would continue to take measures to protect the machines as well to proceed courageously to conclude a free, fair and credible election.
Speaking on the insecurity incident in Goza, Borno State, Yakubu said that the Army had confirmed that it was an attack.
He said: I want to report that the military has confirmed that it was an 81 millimetre mortar attack on two facilities, including a fueling station near INEC office, but no damage to INEC facilities and no casualties.
“Some people were injured and they are in hospital.
“We wish them a speedy recovery, but no destruction on INEC facilities and no disruption of the electoral process.”