INEC Assures Security and Credibility in Katsina Re-run Election
Voters in Katsina State's Kankara/Faskari/Sabuwa Federal Constituency are expected to be given sufficient protection and a credible rerun election on February 3, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yahaya Makarfi, the state's resident electoral commissioner, gave this promise at a stakeholders' meeting in Katsina. Following a Court of Appeal order for new elections in 20 voting places spread over two registration areas in the local government regions of Faskari and Kankara, the election will be rerun. According to Mr. Makarfi, the impacted polling units are 16 in the Garagi registration area of Kankara Local Government Area and 4…