The Member, House of Representative Member, Representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, Abdulmalik Zubairu Zannan Bungudu have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for a peaceful conduct of supplementary election in Kaura Namoda South State Assembly Constituency in Zamfara state.
The INEC had fixed today, Thursday, August 21, for the rerun polls in the five polling units of Sakajiki and Kyambarawa wards of Kaura Namoda Local governments following the cancellation of over 3,000 votes during the last Saturday's bye-election in the area.
The election materials and INEC staff arrived the poling units in the early hours of Saturday between 8:00am and 9:00 am.
The election also records large turnout of voters with adequate security arrangements in all the Five poling units.
Zanna also a leader of APC delegation team at Takasu polling unit described the conduct of the election as credible and peaceful.
Zubairu noted that the election had started in an orderly and peaceful manner.
"As you can see our voters have been on the queue since morning in an orderly manner conducting their votes without any problem.
"I want commend INEC staff and management for taking their responsibilities with high level of seriousness.
"I want also commend security agencies for massive deployment of their personnel to ensure the election conducted peacefully", he explained.
Zannah also commended voters for active participation, saying that it has indicated a trust of the electorates to the democracy.
Also speaking, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates in Kasuwar-Daji poling units, Muhammad Sanusi commended arrangement of the supplementary election by the INEC.
Sanusi urged security agencies to ensure presence of their personnel up to the end of the exercise.
He described voter's turn out for the election as a sign of improvement of voters awareness to the democracy.
Also speaking, Rep, Sulaiman Abubakar Gummi said, the election was free, fair and credible.
"We want to thank the INEC for making the election so credible which led active participation of voters".
Gummi representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in the state expressed confidence that the election will end peacefully.
"We are expecting large number of voters and you can see they are still coming in large number to exercise their constitutional rights.
Alhaii Shaaya'u Sarkinfawa, Zonal Coordinator Senator Abdul'aziz Yari constituency office, predicted victory for the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the end of the election.
Sarkinfawa who spoke with journalists in Sakajiki community commended large turn of voters and their peaceful conduct during the exercise.
"You know earlier, in the last Saturday's bye-election, the APC recorded tremendous success, despite the cancellation of these poling even now our people are still willing to vote for our party", he said
Addressing newsmen in Kasuwar-Daji community, the Assistant Inspector of Police deployed to the state for the rerun election, Muhammad Gumel said the Nigerian Police Force ensured deployment of large number of other security personnel.
According to the AIG, the police will perform their duty professionally during the elections.
Gumel, said the police, in collaboration with sister security agencies, are monitoring the elections in the Five polling units to ensure the safety of the electorates.
"We urged our personnel and officers to avoid any unholy act and work together to ensure the election succeeded in a peaceful manner," he added.
Troops of security personnel deployed for the election at the polling units comprised the Nigerian Police, Department of State Security Services (DSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety among others.
