Thursday, April 25, 2024

Election delay at Tinubu, El-Rufai’s polling units

BY TIMOTHY AGBOR

The presidential and national assembly election has been delayed at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s polling unit, Polling Units 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Observers, police personnel and journalists were spotted at the scene while the INEC officials were yet to arrive as at 8:51am

The development infuriated the Ikeja Local Government Chairman, Mojid Balogun, eho expressed concern over the late arrival of the INEC officials.

He said, “We are waiting for the electoral officials, we have done our part and we don’t know why they are delaying. I am waiting to receive our candidate before I go to the polling unit.”

Tinubu, who voted at the polling unit 047 during the 2019 general election, is expected to vote at unit 085 of the ward.

A source told our correspondent that the polling unit was changed due to the expansion of people.

Meanwhile, officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrived at the polling unit for inspection duties.

Also, delay has also been reported at the polling unit of the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai as at 9:12am on Saturday.

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