Ahead of today’s National Assembly elections across the country, the Bauchi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Senator Iliya Audu, has promised a free, fair and credible election under a special security arrangement.
He promised that the results of the elections would be released as soon as they were ready.
Audu told our correspondent on Thursday in Bauchi that a security committee including all uniformed security agencies was put in place for the purpose of giving the state free, fair and credible elections throughout the period.
He said, “On Saturday (today) we are going to give Bauchi State a free, fair and credible election, and hopefully, people are going to vote under a peaceful atmosphere.
“We are, however, going to be proactive in a place like Tafawa Balewa, although the place is relatively calm now. And as soon as the results are ready, they will be released to the public. We have no reason to hold back results.”
In today’s elections, a total of 84 candidates cutting across some of the major political parties will be slugging it out in a bid to represent their people at both the lower and upper legislative houses.
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