Shaken by Senate’s threat, INEC fixes Rivers rerun election for Dec 10

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will hold the Rivers State rerun election for National and State Assembly positions on December 10.

This is coming barley 24 hours after the Nigerian Senate threatened it will suspend plenary should INEC fail to hold all outstanding elections in the country between November and December 10.

However, the electoral commission, in a statement by its Secretary, Mrs. Auguta Ogakwu on Thursday in Abuja, revealed that INEC had also chosen December 3 to conduct election for the vacant Ifako/Ijaiye seat of Lagos state in the House of Representatives.

The case of Ifako/Ijaiye came up as a result of the death of the member who represented the constituency in the house, Mr. Adewale Oluwatayo.

The statement also stated that INEC will on the same day conclude postponed councillorship polls in some area councils in Abuja.

Read also: Rivers rerun: Senate threatens to suspend plenary

“After months of intensive planning and wide consultations, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday approved the conduct of Lagos’ House of Representative election on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Federal Capital Territory councillorship election will also hold on Saturday, Dec 3, 2016.

“Rivers, National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) and State House of Assembly elections on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016,” the statement read.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

 

 

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