INEC suspends election in Delta community over insecurity

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended election in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State after the police said they could not guarantee security in the area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Anidi Ikowak, said in Agbor that some stakeholders in the area did not allow electoral officers to move voting materials to polling units. He said the initial complaint was that they wanted to see the constituency collation form. He said, “But even when the form was brought, they did not still want the materials moved. “So the police had to advise that for security reasons, the election should be suspended.”