Anambra election until Sunday (17th November)
afternoon.
It said a senior official of the commission announced at
the collation centre that the final collation would begin
after the rescheduled election in Obosi, Idemili North, is
concluded.
"The collation would start (Sunday) afternoon or evening,
whenever the election in Obosi ends. And voting will end
when the last person on the queue has cast his or her
vote," the official added.
At the collation centre at INEC headquarters in Awka, the
Anambra state capital, journalists, including those that
passed the night on the plastic chairs, continue to trickle in
and out of the centre.
Victor Umeh, the APGA Chairman, also spent the night at
the collation centre.
The accreditation for the election in Obosi is expected to
commence by 8 a.m. and end 12 p.m. Voting would begin
by 12.30 p.m.
INEC had on Saturday night rescheduled the governorship
election in 65 polling units in Obosi, Idemili North local
government.
The commission said in a statement in Awka that the
election would hold in the area on Sunday.
"Due to serious logistics and related challenges, the INEC
wishes to inform all political parties, the electorate and the
general public that it has rescheduled the election for
Obosi Registration Area of Idemili North Local
government Area.
"The election in the ward will now take place tomorrow,
Sunday, 17th November, 2013 in all the 65 polling units,''
the statement signed by the Resident Electoral
Commissioner in Anambra state, Prof. Chukwuemeka
Onukaogu, said.
Mr. Onukaogu said the accreditation of voters would
commence at 8 a.m. in all the 65 polling units while
voting would begin at 12:30 p.m.
He regretted any inconveniences the rescheduling might
cause members of the public.
Via: Premium Times
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