The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will
explore the possibility of using the Nov. 16 governorship election to
conduct a fresh election for the Kogi West Senatorial district.
NAN reports that the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Kogi,
Nasarawa and Kwara States, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, dropped the hint in
Lokoja on Friday.
Fielding questions from newsmen on the Court Appeal judgment
nullifying the election of Sen. Dino Melaye, Haruna said that since the
governorship election was still 34 days away, there was possibility for
the election to hold same day.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified the election of PDP’s Melaye and ordered INEC to conduct fresh election within 90 days of its judgment.
The judgment was on the petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi, the
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 26
election.
The INEC national commissioner was in Lokoja for a workshop on fake
news organised for media executives, journalists and bloggers by the
International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES) in collaboration
with INEC.
Haruna told the participants to be wary of fake news and its
implications, saying that unverified news should not be allowed space.
He also enjoined them to support INEC to institute credible electoral process in the country.