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| INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu |
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, explained the reasons the Returning Officers of six states declared the governorship polls as inconclusive.
The states include Kano, Bauchi, Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and Sokoto.
In a statement that was released at the end of a meeting of the commission on Tuesday, published on its verified Twitter handle, INEC said, the elections were declared inconclusive for a number of reasons, one of which include the discontinuation of the use of smart card readers during the elections.
Part of the statement read, “The Commission met today, 12th March 2019 and reviewed the conduct of the 29 Governorship and 991 State constituency elections held on 9th March 2019. 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.
“The elections were declared inconclusive for a combination of reasons, mainly the discontinuation of the use of Smart Card Readers midway into the elections or the failure to deploy them, over-voting and widespread disruption in many polling units.”
INEC went on to reveal that it would be holding supplementary elections in the states where elections were declared inconclusive on March 23.
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The Commission met today, 12th March 2019 and reviewed the conduct of the 29 Governorship and 991 State constituency elections held on 9th March 2019. In all, the Commission declared winners in the Governorship elections in 22 states…#NigeriaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/ptg0pdtfKh— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) March 12, 2019
