Zamfara State Gears Up For Rerun Elections In Six LGAs

• INEC has made necessary arrangements for the ongoing rerun election in Zamfara State.

• The commission has distributed materials for the election rerun in six local government areas.

• Security agencies have also promised protection for voters during the elections.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said necessary arrangements had been made to conduct Saturday’s election rerun.

Concerning the election in his state, the INEC commissioner in Zamfara State, Saidu Ahmad, told reporters that the commission had distributed materials for Saturday’s election rerun in six local government areas of Zamfara.

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Ahmad, who spoke at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Gusau, the state capital, urged politicians and the media to encourage the electorates to turn out and exercise their civic responsibilities on time to conclude the process at the right time.

The Zamfara electoral commissioner added that security agencies had assured INEC that they would provide the necessary protection for voters to exercise their franchise peacefully.

Ahmad noted that the election was for Zamfara Central senatorial district and two House of Representatives seats for Gusau/Tsafe and Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituencies.

He disclosed that the senatorial election would be in Gusau, Maru, Bungudu, Gummi, Tsafe and Bukkuyum local government areas.

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Ahmad explained further that the election would be held in 90 polling units in 24 registration areas of the six local government areas. According to him, the 90 polling units have 95,332 registered voters, of which 90,900 collected their Permanent Voter Cards.

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