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Soldiers Barricade INEC Headquarters in Jos Amid Re-run Polls

The entrance to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State capital was barricaded by soldiers this morning due to ongoing re-run elections in the state.

There has been a heavy military presence outside the INEC building, with armed soldiers blocking the gates.

You will recall that INEC had on Thursday commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral materials in the six Local Government Areas of Plateau state ahead of today’s re-rerun election

The distribution of the electoral materials was done on the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN in Jos, the state capital

The distribution was done in the presence of representatives of political parties, observers, journalists, and security personnel.

Also, accreditation and voting have commenced in the run-off election for State Constituency 2 in the Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State

VOP Lagos

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