INEC concerned about election in some parts of Anambra state as stakeholders claim gunmen set houses of monarch, deputy speaker ablaze
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed doubts over the conduct of elections in some parts of Anambra State in the 2023 general polls as a result of the activities of gunmen in Anambra state.
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Elizabeth Agwu, expressed fear during a meeting with stakeholders at the INEC Secretariat in Awka, on Thursday.
The purpose of the meeting was about voter education and a review of the security situation in the state prior to the general elections next year.
During the meeting some stakeholders reported that some yet-to-be-identified assailants set ablaze buildings belonging to prominent individuals in the area, including that of a monarch, few days ago.
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The President-General, Osumoghu Community in Nnewi South Local Government Area, Dennis Muomaife, who was at the stakeholders’ meeting informed the participants that two of his buildings were burnt two weeks ago by unknown persons.
Muomaife said, “Not only that, the house of the traditional ruler of the community and that of the deputy speaker of the state House of Assembly representing Ihiala 2 Constituency were equally set ablaze.”