#NigeriaDecides: REC declares ballot papers for Niger East, North missing

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Niger State on
Friday said that elections for the senatorial positions of Niger
East and Niger North may not hold on Saturday as the ballot papers
meant for the zone were missing.

Prof. Samuel Egwu, Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state,
made the declaration while interacting with newsmen in Minna.

“The issue has been reported to the INEC’s Headquarters in Abuja
for urgent attention.

“The officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria saddled with the
responsibility of securing the electoral sensitive materials have
gone to Abuja for the last batch of the sensitive materials for
Saturday’s elections in the state, so we are waiting,’’ he
said.

Egwu said that 85 per cent of the needed facilities for the
conduct of free and fair elections in the state had been provided
with the non-sensitive materials already moved to various
destinations across the 25 local government areas of the state.

He said that the commission trained 23,000 ad hoc staff for the
elections in the state.

The REC also said that 2,181,400 eligible voters would
participate during the general elections in the state.

(NAN)