Gunmen disrupt Kogi PDP gov primary

Global Patriot Staff September 4, 2019 Local, News Leave a comment 259 Views

Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, Governor, Adamawa State

By Stephen Adeleye

Lokoja, Sept 4, 2019

The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election ended abruptly in the early hours of Wednesday when gunmen invaded the venue of the election, Lokoja Confluence Stadium.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that voting had ended and sorting of votes was going on when the gunmen came to the venue at about 1:45a.m. and started shooting from different directions.

According to reports, votes in eight out of the 10 ballot boxes had already been counted and sorted out before the disruption by the gunmen.

Aspirants, delegates and others scampered for safety while the number of casualty has yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

NAN correspondent said that Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee escaped the bullets of the gunmen.