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INEC to Conclude Rivers, Kano, Imo, Kogi Rerun Before July 31

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: June 29, 2016
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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has expressed readiness to conclude rerun elections in four states not later than July 31.

Court-ordered re-run elections in Rivers, Kogi, Kano and Imo states were cancelled or suspended by the commission following alleged widespread electoral malfeasance and violence which marred the exercise.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this Wednesday in Abuja during his second quaterly meeting with states Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs.

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In his brief remarks shortly before the meeting was dissolved into a closed door session, Yakubu also restated the readiness of the commission for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

“There are a number of issues to be discussed, though this is a regular meeting. Notably, the preparations for the forthcoming elections. The conclusion of rerun in Rivers, Kano, Imo and Kogi states. We have started the processes of consultation to determine the date for the conclusion of the rerun elections in the four states that I have mentioned not later than July 31. We have met with political parties and security agencies. Today, it is the turn of Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs and thereafter tomorrow we shall have the national stakeholders forum involving political parties, candidates involved in the elections, the security agencies, Resident Electoral Commissioners, the Civil Society Organizations and the Media to fix a date for the exercise.

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