Zamfara bye-election: Missing INEC staff found

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said its
staff who got missing during the weekend’s bye-election in Zamfara
state have now been found.

Director, Voter Education and Publicity at the INEC
headquarters, Mr. Nick Dazang disclosed this in a terse message on
Monday night.

He said INEC’s Administrative Secretary in the State, Garba
Lawal who confirmed the development explained that the staff missed
their way after running for dear lives when thugs hijacked the
process.

Dazang said; “I am exceedingly glad to report that the
Administrative Secretary, Zamfara, Garba Lawal, just informed me
that our ad hoc staff who went missing had been found, hale and
hearty.

According to him, “they ran for dear lives and in the process
could not retrace their way back. May Almighty God is praised for
this wonderful development”.

“The REC Zamfara, the Administrative Secretary, and the security
agencies who spent sleepless nights and worked assiduously to
recover the staff equally deserve our appreciation. Kudos to them
and more grease to their elbows”, he added.

The two INEC staff were declared missing on Saturday during the
bye-election into the Bakura State Constituency seat.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said its
staff who got missing during the weekend’s bye-election in Zamfara
state have now been found.

Director, Voter Education and Publicity at the INEC
headquarters, Mr. Nick Dazang disclosed this in a terse message on
Monday night.

He said INEC’s Administrative Secretary in the State, Garba
Lawal who confirmed the development explained that the staff missed
their way after running for dear lives when thugs hijacked the
process.

Dazang said; “I am exceedingly glad to report that the
Administrative Secretary, Zamfara, Garba Lawal, just informed me
that our ad hoc staff who went missing had been found, hale and
hearty.

According to him, “they ran for dear lives and in the process
could not retrace their way back. May Almighty God is praised for
this wonderful development”.

“The REC Zamfara, the Administrative Secretary, and the security
agencies who spent sleepless nights and worked assiduously to
recover the staff equally deserve our appreciation. Kudos to them
and more grease to their elbows”, he added.

The two INEC staff were declared missing on Saturday during the
bye-election into the Bakura State Constituency seat.