The Independent National Electoral
Commission, Imo State office (INEC) has denied fixing a date for the re run
polls for Imo North senatorial re run election.
There have been rumours on the
social media that the Commission has fixed Saturday, March 5, 2016 for the re run.
INNONEWS.COM learnt from a top official of the Commission in Owerri
that the new date for the election is a mere rumour.
“There is no new date. It is all
false” the top official told our reporter.
The State INEC Public Relations
Officer, Mrs. Emmanuella Opara was also quoted by a national daily saying
that a new date has not been fixed for the election.
“INEC is shocked that some people
fixed and started spreading March 5, 2016 as the supposed new date for the re
run election. Today is Tuesday and there is no way information about an
election that is supposed to be conducted on Saturday couldn’t have been passed
to our office before now” Mrs. Opara was quoted as saying.
“Please, assist INEC to inform the
citizens to inform the citizens not to listen to rumour peddlers. INEC cannot
conduct the re- run election in secret or to the exclusion of any political
party. The people must be properly informed when a date is fixed for the re-
run when a date is fixed for the re- run” Mrs Opara said.
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