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Niger re-run: INEC declares APC ineligible for Feb 6 poll

Niger re-run: INEC declares APC ineligible for Feb 6 poll Friday Olokor, Abuja The court-ordered re-run election into Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State would take place on Saturday, February 6, 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday evening in Abuja at the end of its management meeting. According to him, the meeting deliberated on some issues including the judgement of the Court of Appeal delivered on November 17, 2020, which affirmed the nullification of the return of Kasimu Danjuma of the All Progressives Congress as a member representing Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State.

INEC bars APC from participating in Niger election rerun

The electoral body also said the rerun election would take place on Saturday, February 6, 2021. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday evening by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, after a management meeting of the commission in Abuja. According to him, the meeting deliberated on some issues including the judgement of the Court of Appeal delivered on November 17, 2020, which affirmed the nullification of the return of Kasimu Danjuma of the APC as a member representing Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State. Okoye recalled that INEC conducted a bye-election in Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger State on March 14 2020 and returned Kasimu Danjuma of APC as duly elected.

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