The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa cannot be stopped despite many court pronouncements.INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, stated these in a telephone chat with The Nation in Abuja on Thursday.
But responding to a question from The Nation on how the INEC intends to manage the new situation, Okoye said the commission would do what it has always done in circumstances like this; obey legitimate court orders, however, it will still go ahead with its plans for the election, using the materials already prepared before the judgment was given.
“The election will go on, the ballot papers have been printed and the ballot papers are being deployed.
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