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Late Election Materials Arrival Delay Voting In Enugu
The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Enugu State were Saturday marred by late arrival of election materials and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at various wards and voting units.
Our correspondent who monitored the election reports that in most of the locations and voting units visited, the story was the same as thousands of people that came out to exercise their franchise waited for hours for INEC officials before they were able to cast their votes for their preferred candidates.
The areas that witnessed late arrival of election materials and INEC officials were Uzo – Ava Abakpa Nike, Timber Shed, Coal Camp, Ugwu Nwa Nnamene, Idaw – River polling units, among others.
It was also reported that at the Timber Shed polling unit, the INEC officials arrived the venue without the presidential ballot papers, only to rush back to the commission’s office to collect the papers when voters protested vehemently.
At Abakpa Nike Girls Secondary school (ward 032 and 033), the story was not different as BVAS was not functional and that almost made it impossible for voters to exercise their franchise.
There was heavy presence of the police and other security personnel in most of the wards and voting units visited, and aside one or two locations that witnessed minor incidents the exercise was peaceful.
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, has commended the orderly conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the state and urged schools to sustain the standard.
Dr. Nwagor gave the commendation on Tuesday during a monitoring tour of selected secondary schools in Port Harcourt and environs where the WAEC exam is ongoing.
The commissioner, who was accompanied by directors and monitors from the Ministry of Education, said he was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere at the centres visited.
“The students conducted themselves properly and wrote their papers under conducive conditions. Invigilators and supervisors also performed their duties professionally,” he stated.
Nwagor noted that the Rivers State Government had invested heavily to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the examination across the state
He urged candidates to reciprocate government’s effort by shunning all forms of examination malpractice and focusing on their studies.
“Government has done so much to ensure successful examinations in our schools. Students should take advantage of it by remaining focused,” the commissioner said.
While no case of malpractice was recorded in the centres inspected, Dr. Nwagor warned that any principal, teacher, invigilator, or official caught aiding malpractice would face strict sanctions in line with regulations.
He also commended school administrators, teachers, WAEC officials, and security personnel for upholding the integrity of the process.
Centres visited included County Grammar School, Ikwerre/Etche; Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri; Government Secondary School, Borokiri; and Pabod Model Secondary School.
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