By Victoria Ojeme
European Union Election Observation Mission, yesterday, said it witnessed increased interference by party agents and cases of vote-buying in the re-run election.
In a statement, yesterday, the mission said it deployed teams to each of the five states that held supplementary governorship elections on March 23.
According to the statement, “a total of 20 observers followed polling, counting and collation of results. Extensive electoral security problems were observed in some areas, with groups of men with weapons intimidating and obstructing the process, and security agencies ineffective at protecting citizens’ right to vote.
“In particular, parts of Kano were largely inaccessible to EU observers and citizen observers and journalists were also obstructed. EU observers also witnessed increased…