The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Oliver Agundu, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Jos on Saturday.
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Our correspondent observed that the process began as early as 8.30 a.m. in many of the polling units visited, including Piapung 1, in Mikang Local Government Area, with the election officials attending to voters.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Sam Olumekun, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday that the voters were those who possessed Permanent Voter Cards in the senatorial district.
The confirmation of the nominee followed the consideration of a report during plenary on the screening exercise conducted by the Senate Committee on INEC.
Rufus Akeju, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo State, disclosed this to newsmen in Akure on Saturday.
The REC made the call on Wednesday in Ilorin in an address he presented at a seminar on the low level of women’s participation in election and how to ensure no vote buying during election.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that collation officers from 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) had earlier submitted their results to the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) for Edo, Johnson Alalibo.
Agboke gave the warning on Tuesday in Ibadan at the maiden Ramadan lecture organised by the commission.
Isah said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Dutse office of the News Agency of Nigeria n Thursday.
Agboke made the call on Wednesday when he paid courtesy visit to the traditional ruler in his palace at Oyo, Oyo State.
Olumekun assumed duty on Wednesday at the state headquarters of the commission in Yaba, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Okojie said this while briefing accredited media professionals for the general elections in Uyo
The Head of Department of Media and Voters Education of INEC, Alhaji Ayodele Folami, told the newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday that Akeju assumed duty on Tuesday
He said the results of votes cast would be collated by INEC officials at ward and local government levels and that the final result would be announced in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
It added that the ilk of unpopular politicians like Omisore forced themselves on the helpless people for so long through various under-hand and undemocratic practices such as violence, threat, deceit that they lived under the illusion that they had the support of the people