Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fact-finding team
on alleged underage voting in the last Kano council poll said it has not
received any evidence of underage voting.
The Chairman of the
committee, Abubakar Nahuce, told journalists on Friday that from his
team’s interaction with civil society organisations and media, no
evidence of underage voting has emerged.
INEC set up the
committee following public outcry that greeted videos and photos of
underage voting believed to have been shot during the Kano election.
“From
all what we have seen and discussed with you media men, none of you has
seen any underage voter in the line or voting,” Mr. Nahuce said on
Friday.
The team has so far met with the chairman of the Kano Sate
Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), the media and other relevant
bodies.