Bayelsa Election: INEC Reschedules Polls In Southern Ijaw

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Elections will now hold on Sunday in the area, an official of the electoral body told reporters on Saturday.

Professor Mustapha Leki, announced the rescheduled election at the headquarters of INEC in Yenagoa, the capital of the State.

He did not immediately give the reason for the rescheduling of the election.

There are indications that the official of the electoral body will later brief reporters to give the reason for the rescheduling later in the day.

Some hitches had been witnessed in some areas, one of which was the malfunctioning of card readers.

A card reader in the polling unit of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Otueke failed to read his voter’s card, that of his wife, Patience Jonathan and his mother.

Dr Jonathan and his wife had the same experience during the presidential election of March 28, which he lost to the candidate of an opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, Mr Muhammadu Buhari.

INEC officials at unit 039 ward 13 in Ogbia LGA located exactly opposite Dr. Jonathan’s residence brought in another card reader at about 10:00am before he was accredited.


The incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson, who is seeking a second term in office, had also raised concerns over the malfunctioning of card readers.

Source: ChannelsNews