The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, August 21, for the supplementary election in Kaura-Namoda South Constituency of Zamfara State.
The announcement was made by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Mahmuda Isah, during an ongoing stakeholders’ meeting in Gusau ahead of the exercise.
Dr. Isah assured political parties and voters that the commission has put adequate measures in place to ensure a smooth and hitch-free process.
The supplementary election follows the earlier declaration of the Kaura-Namoda South Constituency by-election as inconclusive by the Returning Officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau.
The Returning Officer explained that the margin between the leading party and the runner-up was less than the total number of Permanent Voter Cards collected in polling units where elections were cancelled, thereby necessitating a supplementary poll.