The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Saturday, postponed
the state House of Assembly election across Mopamuro Local Government
Area of Kogi state.
The Electoral Officer, Mopamuro LGA, Mr
Opanachi Ojodale, told the News Agency of Nigeria, at the INEC office in
Mopa, that the election was postponed to Sunday, March 10, due to wrong
ballot papers that were taken to the area.
According to Ojodale,
the ballot papers belonging to Akpa LGA in Kogi East, were taken to
Mopamuro LGA, development that was discovered in the early hours of
Saturday (election day).
He told NAN that the new ballot papers
for Mopamuro would arrive at the LG office later in the day, from
AbujaNAN reports that INEC’s office in Mopamuro on Friday night
distributed election materials to Registration Area Centres at the ward
level across the LGA.
Meanwhile, some youths of Orokere community
had earlier on Saturday conducted a peaceful demonstration to the
palace of their traditional ruler, to protest against the alleged
importation of thugs to their community by suspected opposition party
members.
The youths alleged that the thugs were imported by some
politicians in the area to cause mayhem and disrupt the electoral
process.
Mr Segun Peter, the youth leader, who spoke on behalf of
the youths at the palace, urged the monarch to call the politicians to
order so as to forestall a breakdown of law and order during the
elections.
“The thugs threatened to disrupt the electoral process
in the community, and unleash terror on members of opposition
parties.“The thugs also threatened that voters, who have decided not to
vote for their candidates should not bother to come out to vote.
“We
are peace-loving people, our youths are ready to stand firm and resist
any form of intimidation to protect our votes,” Peter said.