…as polling officer abducted,
The Independent National Electoral Commission, Bayelsa State Office has confirmed that a boat carrying election personnel to Registration Area-17 (Koluama) in Southern Ijaw LGA capsized.
A statement by the head of voter education, INEC office, Bayelsa state, Wilfred Ifogah says no life was lost as all the election personnel numbering 12 and the boat operator were rescued.
However, result sheets, power banks and luggage containing personal effects of staff were lost.
The total number of registered voters in the affected Registration Areas is 5368 and the number of PVCs collected is 5311. INEC is making efforts to ensure the conduct of elections in the affected area.
Ina a related development, INEC also reported that its polling officer assigned to Registration Area-06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA was abducted while waiting to board a boat at Amassoma Jetty. Details of the abduction are yet unknown as at the time of filing this report . Our correspondent gathered that Security agencies in the have been notified of the incident
