Benue rerun: Tension as security agents take over Makurdi town
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that in Makurdi township, all entry and exit points in the town were blocked to prevent unauthorised movement of people and vehicles.
NAN reports that the Governorship supplementary election is holding in 22 of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state, while that of the State House of Assembly is ongoing in 9 local government areas. The Presiding Officer of the unit, Mr Akinlabi Adebanjo, said all electoral materials arrived on time and accreditation and voting commenced at 8:02 a.m.
Mr Terver Kighir, the All Progressives Congress agent, corroborated the views of the presiding officer, saying, ” everything is calm, if the elections continue like this, then, there will be no problem.”
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