Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof.
Mahmood Yakubu yesterday expressed worry over the credibility of
the Kano State Local Government election even as he pledged that
proper investigation will be carried out to avail Nigerians with
facts of the matter.
Yakubu who spoke at the 2019 Election Project Plan
Implementation Workshop convened by INEC with support of European
Centre for Electoral Support in Lagos, said that recent report of
under-age person voting in local government election in Kano State
are deeply disturbing.
His words: “It is true that the State Independent Electoral
Commission requested for INEC voter register and soft copy of
register was made available to the state.
“The voter register in Kano State was the one used for 2015
general election and the same register was used for July 2016 State
Assembly election which has 78,210 register voters spread across
126 polling unity. “In that election conducted by INEC, no single
incident of under age voters was recorded.
Why did it now happened in last LGA election conducted by State
Independent Electoral Commission? Was the voter register actually
used or not, we wish to assure Nigerians that the matter will be
fully investigate.
Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof.
Mahmood Yakubu yesterday expressed worry over the credibility of
the Kano State Local Government election even as he pledged that
proper investigation will be carried out to avail Nigerians with
facts of the matter.
Yakubu who spoke at the 2019 Election Project Plan
Implementation Workshop convened by INEC with support of European
Centre for Electoral Support in Lagos, said that recent report of
under-age person voting in local government election in Kano State
are deeply disturbing.
His words: “It is true that the State Independent Electoral
Commission requested for INEC voter register and soft copy of
register was made available to the state.
“The voter register in Kano State was the one used for 2015
general election and the same register was used for July 2016 State
Assembly election which has 78,210 register voters spread across
126 polling unity. “In that election conducted by INEC, no single
incident of under age voters was recorded.
Why did it now happened in last LGA election conducted by State
Independent Electoral Commission? Was the voter register actually
used or not, we wish to assure Nigerians that the matter will be
fully investigate.
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