The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 23 for supplementary elections in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto where Saturday’s governorship poll was declared inconclusive.

The commission announced the development in a statement signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), on Tuesday in Abuja.

Okoye said that the decision was taken by the commission in a meeting on Tuesday where it reviewed the conduct of the Governorship and State Constituencies elections.

He said that the elections held in 29 states for governorship and in 991 constituencies for House of Assembly.

“In all, the commission declared winners in the Governorship elections in 22 states.

“However, the Returning Officers in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto declared the Governorship elections inconclusive.

“Consequently, the commission will conduct supplementary elections on Saturday, March 23, to conclude the process.
“Supplementary elections will also hold in polling units in all states where State Assembly elections were declared inconclusive and winners could not be declared,” he said.

Okoye said that details of the constituencies, including number of polling units and registered voters, would be published on INEC’s website on Wednesday.

He explained that the elections were declared inconclusive for a combination of reasons.

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