The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in
Jigawa state has announced today postponement of election
in seven out of eleven federal constituencies. According to the
resident electoral commissioner in the state, Alhaji Halliru
Aliyu Tambawel, the postponement was as a result of lack of
sensitive materials including ballot papers and results sheets
from the Central Bank of Nigeria to be used for the elections.
He said the federal constituencies where there would be a
postponement includes Dutse/Kiyawa, Ringim/ Taura,
HadeJia/Kafin Hausa/Auyo, and Jahun Miga federal
Constituencies of Jigawa state, others include Gumel/
Maigatari/Sule tankarkar/ Gagarawa, Kaugama/Malam-madori
and Gwaram Federal constituencies.
