INEC to fix new date for
inconclusive election in Gombe
State
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Gombe - The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will
fix a new date to conclude the Gombe
State House of Assembly election in some
polling units in Kwami West.
Alhaji Kasim Gaidam, the state Resident
Electoral Commissioner, stated this in
Gombe on Sunday.
He said that the number of votes affected
were higher than the difference between
the two leading candidates.
“A new date to hold elections in the
conduct of these elections in the
cancelled polling units will be given by
the commission shortly,” he said.
Gaidam also commended the Chairman of
the commission, Professor Attahiru Jega,
stakeholders and partner agencies for
their support toward the success of the
polls in the state.
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“We can safely generalise that the
election have been peaceful and orderly;
the few exceptions of minor incidents
were handled by the security agents with
the cooperation of stakeholders,” he said.
He commended the efforts of political
parties, royal fathers and the religious
leaders for their contribution and
compliance with the rules of the exercise.
Gaidam further called on the elected
officials to justify the confidence
responsed in them by the electorate.
“They should, therefore, pursue policies
as well as embank on the programmes
and projects that will deliver dividends of
democracy to the people.”