Kogi: Why INEC suspended elections in 9 wards

November 12, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

Along with poor voter turnout throughout the state, Imo State saw violent ballot box snatching during the gubernatorial election by thugs thought to be employed by the state’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). There were also some complaints of vote-buying by the APC. At Uzuna Umu Ward 1, booth 008 at Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government […]

Anxiety as residents brace for Kogi’s three-horse governorship election

November 7, 2023 Verity News Admin 0

On November 16, 2019, Kogi State citizens held their last governor’s race, which was almost marred by violence. There were problems with the election at many voting places in Lokoja, the state capital, as well as in many other sections of the state. The election resulted in the return of incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello for his second and last term. Thugs brazenly wielding rifles and other lethal weapons chased away voters and electoral officials before stealing ballot boxes. Some of the armed men […]