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Views: Visits 6 The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state has been set ablaze by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in the early hours of Sunday. Ballot boxes and other electoral materials were burnt. INEC National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the security guard on duty, escaped unhurt, adding that the destruction to the building and properties was extensive. According to him, 345 ballot boxes, including 135 voting cubicles,...

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that its office in Essien Udim Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has been set ablaze. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq. The statement said the security […]

A local office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south, was on Sunday set ablaze by hoodlums. The incident, which occurred in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, looks like a targeted attack by people who are also responsible for the ongoing attacks on security agencies in the South-east and South-south regions. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the attack in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Okoye said the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa ...

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Ignatius Igwe   Updated May 2, 2021 The INEC office in Essien Udim Local Government Area was gutted by fire on May 2, 2021.   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Essien Udim Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the incident to Channels Television via a statement issued on Sunday. He said INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, reported that the inferno occurred in the early hours of today. “Our security guard on duty escaped unhurt but the de...