Fire Razes Ibadan INEC Office, Destroys Logistics Days Before Re-run Election

Eko Hot Blog reports that there was an inferno at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Friday.

The fire incident occurred at the commission’s office in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of the state.

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The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a terse statement made available to journalists on Friday, stating that the fire outbreak occurred at around 10:30 am.

According to him, the cause of the fire incident is yet to be confirmed.

Tella assured journalists that the incident would not affect the re-run election in the Saki West state constituency.

“No life was lost but for the logistic materials that got burnt,” he told Daily Post, insisting that the incident will not affect the Saki/West State Constituency re-run election coming up on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

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