By joshua 
Saturday bye-election in Kogi: INEC distributes sensitive materials to 4 wards of Okura state constituency
Ahead of Saturday’s bye-election, in Kogi State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has deployed sensitive materials to the four wards of Okura 11 State constituency in Dekina Local Government area of the State.
Speaking during the deployment of the materials, at the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), in Lokoja, on Friday, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kogi, Oliver Agundu, said the election will be held in the 138 Registration Areas across the four wards of the constituency.
According to the Commissioner, all logistic arrangements have been put in place to ensure a hitch-free exercise, urging all eligible voters to come out to exercise their civil responsibility.
He added that 76,385, out of the 78, 059, registered voters will be participating in the Saturday election.
“We have a total of 78, 059 registered voters in the four wards of Okura state constituency. But only 76, 385 PVCs were collected. These are the only people that will be voting in the election.
Giving the breakdown, the REC listed the Wards to include, Adamu Egume ward with 29 registration areas, Ojikpdala with 16 wards,
Anyigba ward with 76 wards and
Okura Olafia with 17 Wards.
He noted that the materials have arrived Dekina for onward distribution to the designated registration areas across the four wards of the constituency.