The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cancelled election in 67 polling units in Ogori-Magongo local government area of Kogi State.
he cancellation was due to failure to hold the election in the area.
Voters in Ogori -Magongo Local Government area of Kogi State were not being allowed to exercise their frachise at the ongoing governorship election in the state.
Reports said no INEC officials reported with election materials in any of the polling units in the council area.
A resident who spoke to told our reporter that the election was not holding in Ogori -Magongo because of claims that voting took place over the night of Friday till the early hours of Saturday, which is the official election day.
The development attracted wild protest from residents.
“The election here has been cancelled. The protest has made the INEC officials call off their staff. In all polling unit in Ogori/Magongo local government.”
However, filled INEC election result sheets later surfaced in the community.
A man was arrested by residents for dropping the filled election result sheets from one polling unit to another.
A search on him and his bag led to the discovery if other result sheets and One mullion naira.
He has since been handed over to security agents.
