PLATEAU RERUN: INEC SUSPENDS OFFICER OVER MISSING ELECTION MATERIALS
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In response to allegations that some ballot papers for the ongoing rerun elections for the Plateau North Senatorial district and the Jos North/Bassa Federal constituency seats were missing from the Council Area, the Independent National Electoral Commission suspended Fred Ogboji, the Electoral Officer for the Jos North Local Government Area in Plateau State.
The rerun election in the constituency was marred mainly by voter apathy and ballot papers shortage.
Meanwhile, voters who were upset that they were unable to cast their ballots because there weren’t enough ballots were holding INEC officials hostage in a few of the polling places.
However, the development had forced the electoral body to postpone the re-run elections in 13 polling units of Tudun Wada/Kabong Ward and three other polling units in Naraguta B Ward, all in Jos North LGA, till Sunday.
In a letter addressed to Ogboji by the INEC Head of Department, Electoral Operations, Isa Abah Idakwo on behalf of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, and obtained by our correspondent in Jos on Sunday, the commission directed the official to hand over his responsibilities to the next senior officers to enable the commission to complete the remaining part of the election.
The letter dated 4th January 2024 read in part, “You are directed to step aside from office to enable the Commission to carry out proper investigation and circumstances that lead to the missing of federal House of Representatives ballot papers in 16 polling units in your Local Government
“You are further directed to handover to Barrister Elekwa Onyemauche, the Local Government Supervisor, and the two RA Supervisors of Tudun Wada/ Kabong and Naraguta B (E O Shendam and E O Kanke Local Government Areas respectively) to coordinate and complete the remaining process. Thank you”
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