Kogi Guber: INEC Distributes 2015 Ballot Papers, Not 2019

As voting continues in Kogi and Bayelsa States, Naija News has learnt that some of the ballot papers distributed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be used for voting by the voters in Kogi State, were that of 2015, not 2019.

This is as carried by SituationRoomng on its Twitter page this morning.

See the Tweet below:

Time: 10:40am
State: Kogi
LGA: Dekina
Ward: Dekina township
PU: 005
Report: INEC is issuing 2015 ballot papers to voters instead of 2019. This issue has been reported to INEC.#KogiSR2019 #KogiDecides2019

— Situation Room (@SituationRoomNg) November 16, 2019

Meanwhile, the major contenders in Kogi state are the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello of the APC, Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Engr. Abdulmalik Adama of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Sheik Jibril of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Engr. Emmanuel Olorunmowaju Orugun of Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP).

Others are Mohammed Abdullahi of Accord Party (AP), Abdulrazzaq Baba Emeje of United Democratic Party, (UDP), Engr. Musa Wada of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and Muhammed Zakari of Young Democratic Party (YDP).

Also Contesting the race is Musa Leslie Lasisi of the National Action Council (NAC), while Jimoh Ahmodu contests on the platform of the Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA).

The registered voters in the state are 1,646,350, about 1,485,828 (90.2%) have collected their PVCs and are already voting in the 21 local governments of the state.