POLITICS

Again, Kaduna postpones LG election

Published

3 years ago

May 28, 2021

Shuaib Sadiq

Elections: Party agents commend INEC for early arrival at polling units

The Kaduna State lndependent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM) has again, postponed indefinitely, the Local Council election fixed for June 5.

Recall that the commission had earlier fixed the poll for May 16, and later shifted it to June 5.

The Acting Chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Sambo, made the announcement at a meeting with leadership of political parties, media and other stakeholders, on Friday in Kaduna.

The acting chairman said a new date for the poll would be announced in due course.

According to him, the shift was due to non availability of sensitive materials, including batteries for the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) being expected to be delivered by the Chinese manufacturers.

He said the shipment of the EVM batteries from China to Abuja is scheduled for July 1 and July 10, 2021, after which the commission would need two weeks to charge the batteries.

Related Topics:

Up Next

INEC Njaba office in Imo set ablaze by unknown gunmen, says REC

Don't Miss

Only 73% govt. agencies complying are FOI Act compliant, say Reps

Shuaib Sadiq

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.