INEC cancels voting in 7 polling units in Kogi

News Express |25th Feb 2023 | 377

INEC Chairman, Prof Yakubu

The election process in seven polling units of Kogi East Senatorial district has been cancelled, with two polling units cancelled in Anyigba, Dekina council area, and the other five in Omala council area of Kogi State.

According to reports, one of the cancelled units was Unit 01, Abejukolo ward in Omala LGA. Thugs allegedly disrupted the polling units, firing shots into the air and causing panic, resulting in an abrupt end to the voting process.
(Tribune)

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