Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, not to assign its National Commissioner, Mrs. Amina Zakari to Ekiti for the election. The governor made the call yesterday at a press briefing in Ado Ekiti. He alleged that Zakari is one of those coordinating…

The commission disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Amina Zakari, INEC National Commissioner, after a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) and Administrative Secretaries from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has relocated to Abuja in order to ensure justice for Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, who is eyeing the Alagbakala Government House.

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of recruiting members of All Progressive Congress (APC) as ad-hoc staff ahead of Edo governorship poll.

Zakari explained that INEC required time to budget, plan,‎ train and post the personnel for the election, regretting the circumstances that led to the suspension of the Rivers rerun elections.