All is set for the election in Southern Ijaw Local Government and 102 Polling Units across 6 other Local Government Areas of Bayelsa state scheduled for Saturday 9th January 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) assured on Friday.
Recalls that the Southern Ijaw Local Government Election was cancelled on the 7th of December 2015 due to violence, ballot box snatching and stuffing, harassment and abduction of electoral officials.
According to INEC, Southern Ijaw Local Government has a total of 120, 827 registered voters, 425 Polling Units and 5 Voting Points.
Thirty Eight Thousand registered voters in 102 Polling Units across 6 Local Governments of: Brass, Ekeremor, Nembe, Sagbama, Yenagoa and Ogbia will also be opportuned to participate in the election to conclude the Bayelsa state governorship election earlier scheduled for Saturday, December 5th, 2015.
