Barely a month to the Ondo governorship election, the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Akure, Ondo state has been gutted by fire.
Afriupdate gathered that the inferno which gutted the container housing Smart Card Readers, started at 7.30 pm
However, the cause of the inferno was unknown as of the time of publishing this report.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi confirmed that men of the Fire Service are currently containing the fire.
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“National Commissioner, Barrister Festus Okoye, who is in Ondo State in connection with preparations for the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for 10th October 2020, rushed to the office at about 8pm.
“The Administrative Secretary of the State, Mr. Popoola and some staff of the Commission are also there.
“Barrister Okoye said investigation into the cause of the fire will commence promptly after the fire has been contained,” he added.
Recall that the Governorship election in the state had been scheduled for October 10, 2020.
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As the election draws nearer there seems to be serious tension in the state, recently there was a protest at Idanre town in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo when residents trooped out against the killing of a young man identified as Taye by alleged political opponents.
Taye, a supporter of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), was said to have been killed on Wednesday night at Alade-Idanre area by suspected political thugs.
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