INEC Reveals Plans For Rivers Re-Run Election

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during his remark at the opening of second quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja on Wednesday, revealed the plans of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the coming weeks. INFORMATION NIGERIA brings them to you here.

1.That it would fix dates for suspended rerun elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano States on Thursday.

2.That the commission was consulting with those he described as critical stakeholders, including leaders of political parties and security agencies, in the affected states.

3.That the commission was also expected to have a meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Thursday before arriving at the dates for the rerun elections.

4.That rerun elections were ordered by the courts, but were suspended by the commission due to outbreak of violence and the rerun elections in the four states would be conducted before July 31.