An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lost his life in a boat accident during Saturday’s election in Kogi state.
The tragic incident occurred at Odogwu in Ibaji local government area of Kogi.
James Apam, the state resident electoral commissioner, announced this during the collation of the governorship and Kogi west senatorial rerun elections.
Apam disclosed that the yet-to-be-identified official was a student of the state polytechnic in Lokoja. He was among the ad hoc staff recruited for the elections.
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A minute silence was observed in his honour at INEC head office in Lokoja, on Sunday.
Yahaya Bello, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is leading with a wide margin in the results announced so far.
Bello has secured a total of 245,269 votes from nine local government areas, followed by Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who comes a distant second with 60,839 votes.
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Editor’s note: This picture was used for illustration
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