The Edo State Office of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the House of Assembly
election for Orhionmwon II, which was inconclusive last Saturday, following
violence, will be held on Saturday.
The
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mike Igini, yesterday addressed
reporters in Benin, the state capital, on the need for the rescheduled poll.
But
he noted that the success recorded by the commission outweighed the challenges
encountered during the elections.
Igini,
who assured eligible voters in Orhionmwon II that their votes must count in the
rescheduled election, added that election would be conducted in the 12 units in
the constituency with 4,813 registered voters.
He said: “Orhionmwon II was declared inconclusive because some polling unit
results were cancelled or election not held on account of violence. Therefore,
we were unable to make a return.
“The
affected areas involved are 12 units in four registered areas (RAs). We have
4,813 voters in the affected polling units; it was on account of the fact that
the margin of win of the leading candidate was far less to areas where we had
4,813. On or by Saturday, INEC will be going back to Orhionmwon II to conduct
the election.”
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