Ahead of the election, the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) revised its guidelines for the re-run, making it possible for accreditation and voting to
go on simultaneously.
The
security in Southern Ijaw Local Government is very tight, according to Channel television
report.
Elections will
hold in 17 wards & 104 communities in Southern Ijaw where there are 425
polling units. The remaining 101 polling units are scattered across the state.
Meanwhile, there were report that officers
of the Nigerian Navy on Friday December 8, arrested two suspected political
thugs in the Peremabiri community of Southern Ijaw area.
The thugs were said to have been hired by
one of the political parties to disrupt the gubernatorial election scheduled to
hold today.
Materials and INEC
official still yet to arrive at PU06/07/16/017 and Polling Unit 17-34, Ukubie
Ward, Southern Ijaw, according to Naija.com
Men in military
uniforms have reportedly taken away election materials meant for polling units
in Olodiama II, Southern Ijaw.
INEC officials and
election materials yet to arrive PU06/07/15/028, Apoi Ward, Southern Ijaw.
There were reports
of ballot box snatching cases in some places where
election was held in Southern Ijaw.
At Akaibiri Ekpetiama, Yenagoa, a senior electoral
officer complained that hoodlums made several attempts to hijack electoral
materials from polling units in the area.
According to him, the timely
intervention of the police and military personnel saved the day.
He said after voting and counting were
completed, the hoodlums would not allow for the result of the election to be
written.
He said that the result had been declared at
the area.
DIG
Arugungu directed that the result and electoral materials should be moved to
INEC headquarters.
The
security team led by the DIG, Police Commissioner, Director SSS, Commander,
NSCDC, Commander, FRSC and others, escorted the electoral officers and
materials out of the area.
