BREAKING: INEC Postpones Senatorial Election In Enugu East | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Feb 24, 2023
BREAKING: INEC Postpones Senatorial Election In Enugu East | READ DETAILS
Following the gruesome mu-rder of Barrister Oyibo Chukwu, the Labour Party (LP)'s senatorial candidate for Enugu East, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the senatorial election for the district.
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Enugu east accommodates six local government areas.
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Briefing the media in Abuja on Friday, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the earlier scheduled February 11 election has been postponed to March 11, 2023.
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The change in date was made after the Labour Party informed the Commission of it's intention to get a replacement for late Chukwu
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"The party also conveyed its intention to participate in the election for that constituency by replacing its deceased candidate. This request is in line with the provision of the law - Section 34, Sub-Section 1 of the Electoral Act 2022.ÔÇØ
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"The Labour Party has provided satisfactory evidence of the death of its candidate. Consequently, the commission has suspended the election in the Senatorial district as provided by law.
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"We have already communicated this decision to our Enugu State office.
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"Therefore, there will be no senatorial election in Enugu East Senatorial District made up of six local government areas, 77 wards and 1,630 polling units tomorrow, February 25, 2023
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"The election will now be combined with the governorship and state assemblies elections holding in the next two weeks, on 11th of March 2023ÔÇØ INEC Chairman said.
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He added that the electoral materials for the election in the senatorial district will remain in the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till the new date.
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— Faith Ukanwa