WorldStage NewsOnline—- Following the death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the House of Assembly Election in Nasarawa/Binyeri State Constituency of Adamawa state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of the election in that constituency, formally scheduled for Saturday.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state , Mr Kashim Gaidam, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola.
The APC candidate, Mr Adamu Kwanate, until his death on Wednesday, was the member representing the constituency.
It was gathered that late Kwanate collapsed while campaigning for his re-election, and died later in an hospital in Yola.
Gaidam said that the postponement would allow APC and people of the constituency to find a replacement.
“We received a letter from the party and the House of Assembly regarding the death of the candidate and we have replied, giving them one week to find a replacement.
“We will communicate their replacement to the headquarters to fix a new date for the election,” Gaidam said.
