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Just In: INEC suspends Governorship and State Assembly elections in Kwande LGA Benue State

…Reschedules Elections Tomorrow

By Udesinanna Stephen

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the Governorship and state Assembly elections in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state.

This was made known today in a press statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye and released on the verified INEC Twitter handle, @inecnigeria.

According to the statement, “the decision followed an inadvertent mix up of some of the sensitive materials for two states Assembly constituencies in the area i.e Kwande East and Kwande West. For this reasons, voters and stake holders agreed for the elections to be reschedule.”

He however said that, INEC has approved that the elections shall hold tomorrow 21st Tuesday March, 2023

Also, he said that, INEC appealed to the residents of Kwande East and Kwande West to come out in numbers and vote tomorrow.

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