A fire broke out on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Ondo
State Head Office of the Independent National Electoral
Commission(INEC) located in Akure, the State Capital.
retwtr.com understands that the fire which
occurred in the night, gutted the container housing Smart Card
Readers.
This is coming few days to the governorship election in the
state which has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, 10th October,
2020.
As at the time of filing this report, men of the Fire Service
were already at the scene, trying to put out the fire.
Further more, INEC while confirming the fire incident, noted
that its National Commissioner, Barrister Festus Okoye, who is in
Ondo State in connection with preparations for the Ondo State
Governorship election rushed to the office at about 8pm.
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The Administrative Secretary of the State, Mr. Popoola, and some
staff of the Commission are also on ground.
According to Barrister Okoye, investigation into the cause of
the fire will commence promptly after the fire has been
contained.
See some photos from the fire incident:
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