INEC To Conduct Supplementary Elections In Oyo Fed. Constituencies Lists Affected Polling Units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Oyo State is to conduct Supplementary Elections into two Federal Constituencies in the State this Saturday.
They are Oluyole and Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East.
INEC residents Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday.
Dr. Tella listed the affected Polling Units in Oluyole Local Government Area to include Abbey Technical (RA02/U 001) and IDC School Olurinde (RA07/U 001) while that of Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East Local Govemment Area are lle Aborisade Compound (RA07/U 017), Atipe Junction I (RA07/L 011), Govt. Secondary. School Orita Aperin (RA07/U 018), CAC Grammar School Oniyere I (RA07/U 001), Queen of Apostle, Oluyoro III (RA09/U 030) and Falana Mobil Station II (RA12/U 032)
Dr. Tella further stated that, the supplementary elections in the eight affected Polling Units became necessary as a result of malfunctioning of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the last held Presidential/National Assembly Elections on Saturday 25 Feb. 2023 in the State.
The REC however, enjoined the electorates in the affected Polling Units to come out enmass to vote for the candidates of their choices with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Saturday as from 8:30am to 2:30pm, adding that, adequate security of lives and property have been guaranteed by the security agencies in the affected areas
