Why 2023 Elections May Not Hold in Some Southeast Areas, INEC Reveals

Why 2023 Elections May Not Hold in Some Southeast Areas, INEC Reveals

  • INEC has revealed that the 2023 general elections will not hold in about three local government areas of Imo state
  • The three local government areas currently do not have INEC offices because criminas have razed them
  • According to the electoral umpire during a stakeholder's meeting, the local government areas are Orlu, Orsu and Njaaba

In a move that will annoy some people in the southeast region, the Independent National Elector­al Commission (INEC) has raised fears that the 2023 general elections may not be held in three local government areas (LGAs) of Imo state.

The local government areas are Orlu, Orsu and Njaaba, Independent reports.

2023 general elections will not hold in about three local government areas of Imo state
INEC says the 2023 general elections will not hold in about three local government areas of Imo state because of violence. Photo: Victor Jones
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The three local government areas are where INEC offices were razed completely, and some of the areas were still inaccessible to the Commission’s staff.

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Francis Ezeonu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state, made this known in Abuja during the Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting on the 2022 Revised Framework and Regulations for Voting by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

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He described Isu and Njaaba as the worst volatile areas in the state.

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It was gathered that some of the aspirants have political affiliations while others had cases of corruption and incompetency.

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INEC has urged electorates to cooperate with the commission in order to ensure proper collation of results at the forthcoming general elections.

Barrister Festus Okoye, the national commissioner of INEC made this known in Abuja on Friday, August 26 during Yiaga Africa's post-election review of the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial polls.

Okoye said the commission will not lower the bar of the electoral process in Nigeria after recording a seamless election in Ekiti and Osun states respectively. He stated that the commission will continue to take a cue from both elections in order to improve upon the forthcoming 2023 general election.

Source: Legit.ng

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