The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Adeniran Rahmon Tella, confirmed the incident in a short statement made available to reporters on Friday, where he noted that the outbreak occurred at around 10:30 am.

While disclosing that the cause of the fire incident has not been revealed, he insisted that the incident will not affect the re-run election in the Saki West state constituency.

Fire Guts INEC Office in Ibadan
politics-governance · Fire Guts INEC Office in Ibadan

“No life was lost but for the logistic materials that got burnt,” he said, stressing that the incident will not affect the Saki/West State Constituency re-run election coming up on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

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