Sunday, 29 March 2015

INEC cancels result from two polling units in Kano


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the cancellation of election results of two polling units in two local government areas of in Kano state
The INEC Assistant Director Public Affairs, Alhaji Lawal Garba,  in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano said the results were cancelled following the tampering of the results by suspected thugs in the areas.
“The results were cancelled in a polling unit in Kibiya Local Government Area and Jodade Polling Unit in Kunci Local Government Area.”
He said that some people suspected to be thugs forced the electoral officers to change the election results.
Garba also said that the commission had conducted election in 13 polling units in two local government areas of the state following the hitches recorded during the Saturday’s elections.
He said the election was held in five polling units in Shanono Local Government while in Tudun Wada Local Government the election was conducted in eight polling units.

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