{"id":103713,"date":"2023-03-18T19:01:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T18:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=103713"},"modified":"2023-03-18T19:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T18:01:45","slug":"breaking-inec-reschedules-guber-assembly-polls-in-vgc-for-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-inec-reschedules-guber-assembly-polls-in-vgc-for-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: INEC reschedules guber, assembly polls in VGC for Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed today\u2019s governorship and State Assembly elections at the Victoria Garden City (VGC), Eti Osa, Lagos State, to Sunday, March 19.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding questions from newsmen, INEC Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, while trying to proffer solution to the troubled polling units said, \u201cWe had an issue during the presidential\/national assembly elections, where our polling officials claimed they were held hostage by resident of VGC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo most of them were hesitant to work in the estate again. We wrote to the estate leadership about it. Fortunately our official came before 8am arranged the voting cubicle at the estate gate, but some people at the estate too didn\u2019t feel safe to vote at the estate gate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI discussed with the estate leadership and I also called the EO to discuss the way forward on over 6,000 voters and further directive from the national head quarter that we should remobilize here tomorrow morning at 8:30 to conduct the election. They have already assured of security of our staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, VGC resident and the immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, insisted that residents of VGC do not feel safe to vote in \u201cillegal polling units outside VGC.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, most of the polling units in the VGC are officially located by INEC at VGC park not VGC Gate, \u201cif we are told that is the official location we have no choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust give us official communication to that effect, our excos to inform the rest of the community that the polling units have been officially redesigned by INEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not illiterate, we know we can\u2019t just go to any location, there are designated locations for Elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey refused to do, or failed or neglected to give that kind of notification to the association. When we came out this morning and were told to go to the gate for the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we got to the gate, we told INEC officials point blank that we would not be voting at an illegal location. It is not about being elitist or about being entitled. It is illegal, we are not to vote there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to no fault of ours, voting has not commenced at VGC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Akpata, who faulted INEC\u2019s allegation that some of its electoral personnel were held hostage during the February 25 elections, said such allegation was falsehood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI totally contest that allegation. It is so preposterous. 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