INEC Postpones House of Reps Elections in Jigawa Constituencies

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed House of Reps elections in eleven federal constituencies in Jigawa State.

The posponment follows insufficent supply of sensitive election materials including ballot papers and result sheets for the election. The postponement does not affect the presidential and senate election in the consituencies.

The  State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Halliru Aliyu Tambawel announced the postponemnt  Friday night at INEC headquarters in Dutse

The affected constituencies are Dutse/Kiyawa, Ringim/ Taura, HadeJia/Kafin Hausa/Auyo,  and Jahun Miga federal Constituencies of Jigawa state, others include Gumel/Maigatari/Sule tankarkar/ Gagarawa, Kaugama/Malam-madori and Gwaram Federal constituencies. Babura/Garki, Birnin Kudu /Buji, Birniwa/ Guri/Kirikasamma and Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/’Yankwashi.

The resident electoral commissioner said the Presidential and senatorial elections will hold as scheduled in all the 27 local government areas in the state.