Bauchi re-run election: REC Nura commends peaceful conduct of voters

By Samuel Luka, Bauchi

As the fate of some state assembly constituencies of Bauchi state whose election outcomes were nullified by courts is been decided on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjudged the process so far as peaceful across 42 polling units in the State.

This comment was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Commission in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Nura shortly after going round some of the polling units to monitor the process.

According to Alhaji Nura, so far, the exercise has been peaceful in all 42 polling units.

“There was no issue of malfunctioning of election machines, materials and missing names of voters”, the REC further disclosed.

“By-election is ongoing in 42 polling units of four State assembly constituencies three Local government areas of Bauchi, Ningi and Katagum,” Alhaji Mohammed Nura added.

Impressed by the large turnout of voters, the REC who commended them for conducting themselves in an orderly manner noted that due to the large turnout the commission was compelled to inform security agencies to deploy more personnel for crowd control.

Alhaji Nura who expressed satisfaction with the zeal of the voters coming to cast their votes accordingly, advised political parties to play by the rules and shun ballot snatching, vote buying, and thuggery among others.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner also advised the voters against interfering with the counting and announcement of election results.

He therefore called on the voters to ensure that they stay 10-15 meters away from the center after casting their votes while awaiting vote counting.