The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections in seven Local Government Areas of Abia State.

The INEC Head, Voter Education and Publicity, Abia State, Rebecca Jim, made this known via a statement issued on Monday.

Jim said a new date would be communicated in due time.

She stated: “The proposed election in polling units where election could not hold on Saturday, 25th February 2023 in Abia scheduled for Monday, 27th February 2023 has been put on hold.

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“You shall be communicated in due course on a new date.

“All inconveniences are highly regretted.”

The INEC Administration Secretary in Abia State, Clement Oha, had on Sunday addressed newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital, about the proposed elections.

He said the election would be held at various polling units in Aba North, Aba South, Arochukwu, Obingwa, Osisioma, Ohafia, and Umuahia North LGAs.

Oha explained that the fresh poll was due to the result of various degrees of discrepancies in the procedures that were violent to some extent.

“The commission in their wisdom felt that the credibility of the election should not be compromised and that there should be no winner by default.

“So, election must take place in the affected polling units tomorrow (Monday),” he had said.

The Star