By;: EMMANUEL AGBO, Kaduna
An Election observer group under the aegis of Truly and Fully Arewa Movement of Nigeria, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the just concluded National Assembly polls for Lagos West Senatorial district.
The group made the demand during a press conference held in Kaduna on Monday, through its spokesperson, Prince Elijah Francis, arguing that the election was marred by lots of Irregularities.
According to him, the group observed that there was late arrival of election materials, destruction and malfunctioning of BVAS machines, disruption of the election process by hoodlums, among others.
He added that there are 7,000 polling units across the ten local government areas of the Senatorial district, urging INEC to declare the process void and announce a new date for fresh polls.
He said, “the district consists of 7,000 polling units spanning across ten local government areas of Lagos state.
“It’s sad to note that the election was disrupted by a lot of Irregularities, ranging from late arrival of materials, destruction and malfunctioning of BVAS machines, disruption of the entire process by hoodlums, insufficient security personnel in major polling units, non transmission of results in the polling units, among other challenges.
The group also called on both local and international observers to draw the attention of INEC with immediate effects so as to do the right thing so as to enhance democracy.
“The Irregularities was much. Few security personnels were deliberately posted in the major polling units to pave way for hoodlums. We also called on international observers to draw the attention of INEC with immediate effect.”
