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INEC Says Supplementary Elections Will Hold In Bauchi, Adamawa

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday said the planned supplementary elections for the Governorship and House of Assembly seats in Bauchi and Adamawa States will hold as scheduled despite the litigations surrounding it.

The agency confirmed that an interlocutory injunction to suspend the process has been served on it by the Federal High Court, Abuja but that it has taken urgent action to vacate the order.

“While the Commission has complied in accordance with its policy to obey all court orders in deference to the rule of law, it has also taken urgent steps to vacate the order and dismiss the action,” INEC tweeted via its handle.

It noted that the litigation and consequential order only affect the collation of results for the governorship election in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area.

“Consequently, the supplementary elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, 23 March in the other 15 Local Government Areas of Bauchi State as well as the Kirfi State Constituency Supplementary Election in Kirfi Local Government Area,” the Commission said.

Similarly, INEC said, the Adamawa State High Court had issued an injunction restraining the Commission from proceeding with the supplementary election following the application by the Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy, a registered political party which did not take part in the main election.

It said that though the Commission had also complied with the order, it has also taken steps to vacate it and dismiss the action.

“Notwithstanding the legal action over the Supplementary Governorship election, elections will hold in Nassarawo/Binyeri State Constituency in Mayo–Belwa Local Government Area where the election had to be countermanded following the death of a candidate before the polls, as well as the supplementary State Constituency election and Uba/Gaya State Constituency in Hong Local Government Area,” INEC said.

The elections in both states are a 2-way race between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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