The Coalition of INEC Accredited Domestic Election Observers expressed satisfaction following the stakeholders meeting convened by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Adamawa state Barr Yunusa Hudu Ari, in Yola, where he revealed that everything is set for a rescheduled supplementary governorship and state constituencies elections in the State, which he assured would be free, fair and credible.
Alhaji Mukhtar Hammanjoda is the northeast coordinator for the coalition, speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, he expressed satisfaction that the REC has heeded their call for a stakeholders meeting to adopt a violent free election devoid of any form of malpractices.
The Coalition also expressed satisfaction that there is no alteration of figures of the same polling units, 69 in number with the population of 42,785 registered voters 32,935 collected PVCs across 20 LGAs in the State, earlier identified for the supplementary elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barr Yunusa Hudu Ari, has assured that rescheduled supplementary governorship and state constituencies elections in the State would be free, fair and credible.
The REC gave the assurance on Wednesday in Yola during a stakeholders meeting ahead of the Saturday, April 14, 2023 supplementary polls.
Ari said the supplementary elections would hold in 69 polling units with a total number of 42,785 registered voters while PVCs collected in those PUs are 32,935 across 20 LGAs in the State.
“For the state constituency elections, you are aware, four state constituencies were involved, Girei, Gombi, Numan and Toungo,” he stated.
In Girei, seven PUs are involved with a total number of 5,413 registered voters as well as 5,035 PVCs collection.
Likewise, in Gombi, five PUs are involved, with a total number of 2,961 registered voters and PVC collected stands at 2,947.
In Numan, 14 PUs are involved, with 7,805 registered voters and 7,357 PVCs collected.
In Toungo, there are three PUs with a total number of 1,941 registered voters and 972 PVCs collected.
Ari urged leaders of political parties to call their supporters to order