INEC Postpones Governorship, Assembly Elections In Lagos 10 Polling Units Over Insecurity

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of Saturday’s governorship and State assembly elections in 10 polling units in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) around the Lekki area of the state.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the announcement was made by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje when addressing journalist at VGC.

Speaking on the reason, he said corps members deployed as ad hoc staff for the Saturday election refused to enter the VGC estate as the alleged that they were detained during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Agbaje said the commission’s ad hoc staff set up voting materials in front of the estate on Saturday but the estate residents claimed that hoodlums might disrupt the process, so they did not feel secure and could not cast their votes.

He said after proper consultation from the chairman of the security agents, he assured that the safety of corps members and INEC staff as well as the safety of voters.

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He added the election will hold tomorrow being Sunday and some of the affected polling units are PU 032, 033, 119 -124.

He said; “We have eight polling units here with 6,024 registered voters and out of which 5,624 people have their PVCs,” he stated, adding that two other polling units at the estate’s main gate were also affected. “Eight here (in the estate) and two outside,” he noted.

“After due consultation and further directive from the national headquarters that we should remobilise here tomorrow (Sunday) morning by 08:30am to conduct the elections.

“By 08:30am tomorrow (Sunday), we will reconvene here.”