Bauchi State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has mobilized and distributed all sensitive materials needed for the conduct of House of Reps by-election for Zaki Federal constituency scheduled for Saturday, 25-01-2020. He expressed optimism that, all the sensitive materials will be handed over to the INEC officials at the local government level who have already taken off to the affected local government areas, of the state which are, Gamawa and Zaki respectively, where the election will hold. It will be recalled that the election petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Jos have ordered the cancelation of the election in the two areas and ordered a by-election. Meanwhile, the Bauchi State Police Command has assured the general public that it has put in place adequate security measures and will provide level playing ground for all political parties for a peaceful conduct of the Saturday by-election in Gamawa and Zaki LGAs. “The Police and other security agencies will be patrolling to ensure strict compliance with these orders.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 23, 2020 20:03 UTC