INEC declares Zamfara by-election inconclusive over cancelled votes

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INEC declares Zamfara by-election inconclusive over cancelled votes
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kaura Namoda south state constituency by-election inconclusive.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Kaura Namoda south constituency by-election in Zamfara as inconclusive.

The returning officer cited Sections 24, 47, and 51 of the Electoral Act 2022 as the legal justification for the inconclusive declaration. Sa’adu said Sakajiki ward has two affected polling units, with 1,357 registered voters and 1,298 PVCs collected.

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