Bauchi supplementary/rerun polls record large turnout of voters

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Bauchi supplementary/rerun polls record large turnout of voters
Voting taking place in Dugmani village voters of Zaki LGA of Bauchi during the supplementary elections. PHOTO: NAN

The supplementary/re-run elections in two Local Government Areas of Bauchi state recorded large turnout of voters, according to report.

Whereas supplementary election is being conducted in Zaki Local Government Area, INEC is also conducting re-run election in Gamawa Local Government Area.

NAN Correspondent monitoring the exercise reports witnessing large turnout of voters in units the exercise is being conducted in Sakwa, Murmur North and Mainako in Zaki.

Mohammed Hassan, Presiding Officer (PO) in-charge of Daladagum unit in Dugunmi town, told NAN that voting commenced at 8.20 a.m.

Alhaji Awal Jatau of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Tata Umar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 19 other candidates are contesting in the supplementary polls to occupy the seat of Federal House of Representatives for Zaki Constituency.

In a similar development, voting…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper