Ballot Papers For Niger East, Niger North Not Missing But Delayed –REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Niger State has
disclosed that election materials for senatorial positions in Niger
East Senatorial District and Niger North Senatorial District are
not missing as speculated but delayed.

It was speculated that, the election in the two senatorial
districts may not hold as scheduled on Saturday.

However, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the state,
Samuel Egwu, when he spoke with our Correspondent on Phone on
Friday at 9pm said “the materials have arrived, we are currently at
the CBN offloading. You can come and confirm.

Egwu said: “the issue was reported to the INEC’s Headquarters in
Abuja for urgent attention.

“The officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria saddled with the
responsibility of securing the electoral sensitive materials went
to Abuja for the last batch of the sensitive materials for
Saturday’s elections in the state and they have arrived.

“So, Elections will hold in all parts of the state”.