There is no evidence of underage voting in Kano - INEC

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There is no evidence of underage voting in Kano - INEC

A fact-finding team of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) investigating an alleged underage voting in the last Kano local government elections said it has not received any evidence of underage voting.

- INEC said there is no evidence to back up allegation of underage voting in Kano

       

           

               

                   
               

           

       

       

- The electoral body said no civil society organisation or media presented tangible evidence to back up the allegation

A fact-finding team of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) investigating an alleged underage voting in the last Kano local government elections said it has not received any evidence of underage voting.

The chairman of the committee, Abubakar Nahuce, told journalists on Friday, March 3, that from their interaction with civil society organisations and media, none presented evidence of underage voting, Premium Times reports.

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NAIJ.com gathered that INEC set up the committee following public outcry that greeted videos and photos of underage voting believed to be during the Kano election.

       

           

               

                   
               

           

       

       

?From all what we have seen and discussed with you media men, none of you has seen any underage voter in the line or voting,? Nahuce said on Friday, March 3.

The team has so far reportedly met with Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) chairman, the media and other relevant bodies.

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NAIJ.com previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, February 20, called for the resignation of the chairman of INEC, Yakubu Mahmood.

The party accused Mahmood of having disregard for the Nigeria constitution and the law by allowing under-aged persons to be accommodated in the voters' register.

Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Nigerians have lost confidence in INEC.

       

           

               

                   
               

           

       

       

He also called for a review of the voters' register to remove all the names of those that will be under-aged by the next election in 2019.

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Source: Naija.ng

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