Melaye, Adeyemi to know fate November 30

The two gladiators at last Saturday’s Kogi West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency respectively, Dino Melaye and Smart Adeyemi are set to clash again on November 30 for the supplementary re-run election.

Recall that INEC had declared the November 16 re-run election inclusive following widespread violence and intimidation.

Announcing the new date in a statement, National Commissioner and Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed that collation procedures would be in line with extant guidelines for collation at the supplementary polls.

According to the Commission, He said: “The Independent National Electoral Commission met today (Thursday) November 21, 2019, and fixed November 30, 2019, the conduct of the supplementary and re-run elections for Kogi West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency respectively.

“At the conclusion of the court ordered Kogi West Senatorial re-run election on November 26 2019, supplementary polls were indicated by the Collation/Returning Officer for the Senatorial District, affecting 20 Registration Areas, 53 Polling Units and 46,767 Registered Voters spread across seven Local Government Areas of the Senatorial District.

“In addition, the court ordered the conduct of Supplementary re-run poll in Ajaokuta Federal Constituency affecting 22 Polling Units. Collation procedures shall be in line with extant Guidelines for Collation at the Supplementary polls.

“The list of affected Registration Areas and Polling Units will be uploaded on our website and communicated to the stakeholders in the respective Registration Areas and Polling Units.”