Again, INEC postpones Enugu House of Assembly re-run election

For the 3rd clip connected Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the Enugu South Urban re-run predetermination indefinitely, thereby creating an uneasy calm successful the state’s polity.

As aboriginal arsenic 7 americium connected Saturday, voters had clustered successful the affected polling units successful Enugu South, but nary authoritative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed up. INEC had past week rescheduled the predetermination for June 8 for the affected 8 polling booths.

The Labour Party (LP) Candidate for the election, Bright Ngene, who was astatine the polling centre, expressed sadness implicit the development.

He said determination was nary accusation disposable to him and his enactment that the predetermination would not beryllium held.

Ngene, who said rumours were flying that the predetermination had been postponed, cautioned that INEC was a instauration of the constitution and should enactment successful accordance with the laws.

He said the postponement of an predetermination should travel owed process, and parties should beryllium communicated with.

However, erstwhile called, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) successful complaint of Enugu State, Chukwuemeka Chukwu, confirmed that the predetermination had been postponed.

“We person cancelled the exercise, that was connected Wednesday. We made a property merchandise to pass them that it would not hold,” helium said.

Asked whether a caller day has been fixed, helium answered, “No day yet; we anticipation that the committee volition travel up with a day anytime soon.”

The REC successful complaint of Anambra State was drafted to behaviour the predetermination the past clip pursuing the suspension of the Enugu REC.

However, midway into voting, immoderate thugs stormed the voting areas and destroyed voting materials. Sequel to this, the re-run predetermination was rescheduled for Saturday, June 8, 2024.

Contacted, the LP Chairman successful Enugu State, Casimir Agbo, declined comment.

“Go and inquire INEC, nonstop your question to INEC. I diminution to comment,” helium said.

On his part, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for the election, Sam Ngene, said the postponement of the workout was duly communicated to his party.

Checks showed that the Saturday, June 8 postponement of the rerun is the 3rd clip the electoral assemblage is putting it connected hold.

It would beryllium recalled that the LP Candidate for the State House of Assembly Constituency, Bright Ngene, was declared the victor of the March 18, 2023, House of Assembly predetermination and was sworn in, but the predetermination was nullified by the tribunal for being inconclusive.